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 anal...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Faro, Brenda Brehm, Frances Smith, Melanie Mouzoon, Anthony Greisinger, Oscar Wehmanen, Mark A. Turrentine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/451096