The local adaptation of national recommendations for preventing early-onset neonatal Group B Streptococcal disease in UK maternity units

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 52-57

  Cromwell, David ^a   Joffe, Tracey ^a   Hughes, Rhona ^b   Murphy, Deirdre ^c   Dhillon, Charnjit ^d   Van Der Meulen, Jan ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Pathology Research Laboratory   (Ireland)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTRAPARTUM CARE; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNITY WARD; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 43949083058     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2007.007144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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