Continued early onset group B streptococcal infections in the era of intrapartum prophylaxis

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-25

  Pulver, L S ^a   Hopfenbeck, M M ^a   Young, P C ^a   Stoddard, G J ^a   Korgenski, K ^b   Daly, J ^b   Byington, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN INFECTION; ONSET AGE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL SCREENING; SCREENING TEST; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; UTAH;

EID: 58149346134     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.115     Document Type: Article

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