Prevalence of maternal group B streptococcus colonization and vertical transmission in low-risk women in a single institute

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-28

  Yang, Ming Jie ^a   Sun, Pi Lin ^a,b   Wen, Kuo Chang ^b,c   Chao, Kuan Chong ^a   Chang, Wen Hsun ^a,b   Chen, Chih Yao ^a   Wang, Peng Hui ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Ju Tong Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Group B streptococcus (GBS) infection; Pregnant women; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; RISK; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 84855574983     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcma.2011.10.011     Document Type: Article

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