Screening pregnant women for group B streptococcus infection between 30 and 32 weeks of pregnancy in a population at high risk for premature birth

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-12

  Horváth, Boldizsar ^a,b   Grasselly, Magdolna ^b   Bödecs, Tamás ^a   Boncz, Imre ^a   Bódis, József ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b Markusovszky Teaching Hospital   (Hungary)

Author keywords

30 32 weeks of pregnancy; Neonatal group B streptococcal infection; Screening for group B streptococcus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; SEPSIS;

EID: 84878666910     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.01.027     Document Type: Article

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