FATAL EARLY-ONSET GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION WITH A NORMAL CBC
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Postnatal penicillin prophylaxis of early-onset group B streptococcal infection in term newborns. A preliminary study.
BACKGROUND Early-onset group B Streptococcal disease (EOGBSD) is a serious but preventable neonatal infection. Maternal intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) does not prevent all cases of the disease. Management of asymptomatic neonates of GBS colonized mothers is problematic. AIMS The objective of this prospective study was to determine whether administration of intramuscular penicillin a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198404001-01329