Feasibility of oral prenatal probiotics against maternal group B streptococcus vaginal and rectal colonization

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 294-304

  Hanson, Lisa ^a   Vandevusse, Leona ^a   Duster, Megan ^b   Warrack, Simone ^b   Safdar, Nasia ^b  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Group B Streptococcus; Pregnancy; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTUM; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VAGINA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; PROBIOTICS; RECTUM; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VAGINA;

EID: 84899896923     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1552-6909.12308     Document Type: Article

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