Invasive group A streptococcal infection in pregnancy

Journal of Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 417-424

  Yamada, Takahiro ^a   Yamada, Takashi ^a   Yamamura, Mie K ^a   Katabami, Kenichi ^a   Hayakawa, Mineji ^a   Tomaru, Utano ^a   Shimada, Shigeki ^a   Morikawa, Mamoru ^a   Seki, Toshio ^b   Ariga, Satoshi ^c   Ishikawa, Kaoru ^d   Ikebe, Tadayoshi ^e   Gando, Satoshi ^a   Minakami, Hisanori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Sapporo Tokushuukai Hospital   (Japan)

^c Hokkaido Shakaihoken Chuoh Hospital   (Japan)

^d JAPANESE RED CROSS NAGOYA FIRST HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Delivery; Group A streptococcus; Pregnancy; Toxic shock like syndrome (TSLS); Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

CHILD DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MULTIPARA; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SHOCK; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; SPRING; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SURVIVAL RATE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERUS CONTRACTION; WINTER;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROGNOSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77953326414     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.03.011     Document Type: Review

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