Management of group B Streptococcus in pregnant women with penicillin allergy

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 480-484

  Philipson, Elliot H ^a   Lang, David M ^a   Gordon, Steven J ^a   Burlingame, Janet M ^a   Emery, Stephen P ^a   Arroliga, Mercedes E ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Penicillin; Pregnancy complications, infectious; Streptococcus group B

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V POTASSIUM;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; INTRAPARTUM CARE; NEWBORN INFECTION; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PENICILLINS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SKIN TESTS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 34250804766     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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