Screening for Group B Streptococcus: A Private Hospital's Experience

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

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