Current status and clinical presentations of invasive neonatal Group B streptococcal infections in Korea

Pediatrics International

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 236-239

  Park, Kyung Hee ^a   Kim, Kyung Hyo ^b   Kang, Jin Han ^c   Kim, Kwang Nam ^d   Kim, Dong Soo ^e   Kim, Yun Kyung ⁱ   Kim, Jung Soo ^j   Kim, Jong Hyun ^c   Kim, Chang Hwi ^k   Kim, Hwang Min ^l   Oh, Sung Hee ^f   Chung, Eun Hee ^m   Cha, Sung Ho ^g   Choi, Young Youn ⁿ   Hur, Jae Kyun ^c   Hong, Young Jin ^o   Park, Su Eun ^a   Lee, Hoan Jong ^h  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^d Hallym University   (South Korea)

^e Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^f Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^g Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^h Seoul National University   (South Korea)

ⁱ Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^j Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^k Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^l Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^m Dankook University   (South Korea)

ⁿ Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^o Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

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Author keywords

epidemiology; Group B streptococcus; Korea; neonate; sepsis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENINGITIS; MORTALITY; NEWBORN INFECTION; ONSET AGE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGE OF ONSET; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 79955060968     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2010.03165.x     Document Type: Article

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