Does intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis decrease the incidence of maternal group B streptococcal infections? [1]

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-86

  Dumas, Anne Marie ^a   Girard, R ^a   Vincent Bouletreau, A ^a   Caillat Vallet, E ^a   Battie, C ^a   Houessou, F ^a   Lafarge Leboucher, J ^a   Berland, M ^a   Fabry, J ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; ENDOMETRITIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MATERNAL DISEASE; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NEWBORN INFECTION; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CROSS INFECTION; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PUERPERAL INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 4444351967     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.04.005     Document Type: Letter

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