The use of blood counts and blood cultures to screen neonates born to partially treated group B streptococcus-carrier mothers for early-onset sepsis: Is it justified?

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 840-843

  Hashavya, Saar ^a   Benenson, Shmuel ^a   Ergaz Shaltiel, Zivanit ^a   Bar Oz, Benjamin ^a   Averbuch, Diana ^a   Eventov Friedman, Smadar ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

blood counts; blood cultures; GBS carrier mothers; neonatal GBS screening; partially treated mothers

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EARLY ONSET GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS SEPSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LEUKOPENIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 80052947543     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182223586     Document Type: Article

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