Procedures for prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal diseases: A multicenter questionnaire survey of hospitals in the Kyoto Neonatal Disease Study Group, Japan

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-62

  Matsubara, Kousaku ^a   Kawai, Masahiko ^b   Nakahata, Tatsutoshi ^b   Kato, Fumihide ^c   Tsukahara, Hirokazu ^d   Yamakawa, Masaru ^e   Hashimoto, Kazuhiro ^f   Shimada, Seiichi ^g   Maeda, Shinji ^h   Okumura, Mitsuyoshi ⁱ   Kanaoka, Hiroo ^j  

^a NISHI KOBE MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c SHIMANE PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^e KOBE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^f OTSU RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g Japan Baptist Hospital   (Japan)

^h HYOGO PREFECTURAL AMAGASAKI GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

ⁱ JAPANESE RED CROSS WAKAYAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^j OSAKA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Group B Streptococcus; Guideline; Neonatal infection; Prophylaxis; Questionnaire; Screening test

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOTIAM; PIPERACILLIN; SULBACTAM;

GESTATION PERIOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JAPAN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROPHYLAXIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 33847615315     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-006-0487-2     Document Type: Article

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