Compliance With Protocols for Prevention of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Sepsis: Practicalities and Limitations

Compliance With Protocols for Prevention of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Sepsis: Practicalities and Limitations

Objective: To compare two protocols for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) against neonatal group B streptococcal (GBS) sepsis, with respect to staff compliance, in a prospective cohort study in the obstetric units of a community hospital (A) and a university teaching hospital (B).

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Main Authors: Gwendolyn L. Gilbert, Moira C. Hewitt, Catherine M. Turner, Stephen R. Leeder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744903000012
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spelling doaj-1f348dc08adc46a69be094996a7385842020-11-25T00:10:43ZengHindawi LimitedInfectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology1064-74491098-09972003-01-011111910.1155/S1064744903000012Compliance With Protocols for Prevention of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Sepsis: Practicalities and LimitationsGwendolyn L. Gilbert0Moira C. Hewitt1Catherine M. Turner2Stephen R. Leeder3Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Darcy Road, Westmead, NSW, 2145, AustraliaDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, AustraliaCentre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Darcy Road, Westmead, NSW, 2145, AustraliaDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, AustraliaObjective: To compare two protocols for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) against neonatal group B streptococcal (GBS) sepsis, with respect to staff compliance, in a prospective cohort study in the obstetric units of a community hospital (A) and a university teaching hospital (B).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744903000012
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Moira C. Hewitt
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Stephen R. Leeder
spellingShingle Gwendolyn L. Gilbert
Moira C. Hewitt
Catherine M. Turner
Stephen R. Leeder
Compliance With Protocols for Prevention of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Sepsis: Practicalities and Limitations
Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
author_facet Gwendolyn L. Gilbert
Moira C. Hewitt
Catherine M. Turner
Stephen R. Leeder
author_sort Gwendolyn L. Gilbert
title Compliance With Protocols for Prevention of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Sepsis: Practicalities and Limitations
title_short Compliance With Protocols for Prevention of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Sepsis: Practicalities and Limitations
title_full Compliance With Protocols for Prevention of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Sepsis: Practicalities and Limitations
title_fullStr Compliance With Protocols for Prevention of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Sepsis: Practicalities and Limitations
title_full_unstemmed Compliance With Protocols for Prevention of Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Sepsis: Practicalities and Limitations
title_sort compliance with protocols for prevention of neonatal group b streptococcal sepsis: practicalities and limitations
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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publishDate 2003-01-01
description Objective: To compare two protocols for intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) against neonatal group B streptococcal (GBS) sepsis, with respect to staff compliance, in a prospective cohort study in the obstetric units of a community hospital (A) and a university teaching hospital (B).
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