Group B Streptococcal Infection in Taiwan: Maternal Colonization and Neonatal Infection

Group B Streptococcal Infection in Taiwan: Maternal Colonization and Neonatal Infection

There is no national data on group B streptococcus (GBS) infection in Taiwan. We investigated incidence of maternal GBS colonization and neonatal GBS infection rate and clinical pictures of neonatal GBS infection to estimate the value of intrapartum chemoprophylactic strategy in Taiwan. Methods: Fro...

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Main Authors: Hsiu-Wen Yu, Hsiao-Chuan Lin, Peng-Hong Yang, Chyong-Hsin Hsu, Wu-Shiun Hsieh, Lon-Yen Tsao, Chao-Huei Chen, Hung-Chih Lin, Ya-Chun Tseng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-08-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
colonization
group B streptococcus
morbidity
mortality
neonate
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957211000696

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