Incidence and severity of invasive streptococcus pneumoniae, group a streptococcus, and group b streptococcus infections among pregnant and postpartum women

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 114-123

  Deutscher, Meredith ^a,b   Lewis, Melissa ^a   Zell, Elizabeth R ^a   Taylor Jr , Thomas H ^a   Van Beneden, Chris ^a   Schrag, Stephanie ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; GROUP A STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENINGITIS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959748982     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir325     Document Type: Article

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