Screening for Group B Streptococcus: A Private Hospital's Experience
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Screening for Group B Streptococcus: A Private Hospital's Experience
OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of universal screening and administration of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent early-onset neonatal GBS sepsis at a private tertiary care hospital since issuance of the 2002 CDC guidelines for preventing perinatal GBS disease. METHODS Retrospective analysis of women delivering between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2004 at a private tertiary care h...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1064-7449,1098-0997
DOI: 10.1155/2010/451096