Risk factors for neonatal sepsis and perinatal death among infants enrolled in the prevention of perinatal sepsis trial, Soweto, South Africa

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 821-826

  Schrag, Stephanie J ^a   Cutland, Clare L ^b   Zell, Elizabeth R ^a   Kuwanda, Locadiah ^b   Buchmann, Eckhart J ^c   Velaphi, Sithembiso C ^c   Groome, Michelle J ^b   Madhi, Shabir A ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

group B streptococcus; newborns; pneumonia; sepsis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

AMNION FLUID; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; LABOR; LABORATORY TEST; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MECONIUM; MECONIUM STAINED AMNIOTIC FLUID; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; ONSET AGE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERINATAL DEATH; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; WARD;

EID: 85027938884     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31825c4b5a     Document Type: Article

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