High maternal body mass index increases the risk of neonatal early onset group B streptococcal disease

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1386-1389

  Håkansson, Stellan ^a   Källen, Karin ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LUND   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Early onset; Group B streptococcus; Newborn; Obesity; Septicaemia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD CULTURE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN INFECTION; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEPTICEMIA; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

AGE FACTORS; BACTEREMIA; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; OVERWEIGHT; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 51349163603     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00940.x     Document Type: Article

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