Perinatal treatment to prevent early onset group B streptococcal sepsis.
Implementation of the 1996 consensus recommendations for perinatal antibiotic prophylaxis has produced a remarkable reduction in the rate of early-onset group B streptococcal sepsis.
Benitz
William E
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Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, 750 Welch Road, Suite 315, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA. benitzwe@stanford.edu
D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae