Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Transplacental Antibiotic Prophylaxis of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Colonization and Bacteremia in Rabbits

Objective: We evaluated the effect of maternal administration of ampicillin/sulbactam on colonization and bacteremia in newborn rabbits after intracervical inoculation of mothers with group B streptococci (GBS).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Arda Lembet, Robert S. McDuffie, Ronald S. Gibbs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1997-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744997000628