Compliance with a risk-factor-based guideline for the prevention of neonatal group B streptococcal sepsis
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Compliance With a Risk-Factor-Based Guideline for the Prevention of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Sepsis
OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the compliance rate with a maternal risk-factor-based guideline for the prevention of neonatal group B streptococcal (GBS) sepsis. METHODS In August 1994, a risk-factor-based guideline for selective intrapartum prophylaxis against neonatal GBS was adopted by a group model health maintenance organization. This guideline identified the follow...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1064-7449,1098-0997
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-0997(1997)5:5<345::aid-idog7>3.0.co;2-u