Cesarean delivery and risk of intestinal bacterial infection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 201, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 898-902

  Bager, Peter ^a   Simonsen, Jacob ^a   Ethelberg, Steen ^b,c   Frisch, Morten ^a  

^a Departments of Epidemiology Research   (Denmark)

^b Department of Bacteriology Mycology and Parasitology ^*  (Denmark)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; VAGINAL DELIVERY; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ADULT; CAMPYLOBACTER; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC RODS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTESTINAL DISEASES; PREGNANCY; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALMONELLA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77749295637     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/650998     Document Type: Article

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