title: Approach to term neonates born after maternal intrapartum fever and unknown maternal group B Streptococcus status: value of serum C-reactive protein and 16S rRNA gene PCR amplification.
abstract: Thirty-six term neonates born after maternal intrapartum fever, with premature rupture of membranes <18 hours and unknown maternal group B Streptococcus status had blood samples for complete blood count, C-reactive protein, culture, and 16S rRNA gene polymerase chain reaction amplification. Only 2 neonates were symptomatic and none had leukopenia, C-reactive protein >1.0 mg/dL, bacteremia, or positive polymerase chain reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Meyer Children's Hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus, and the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion--Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. makhoul@rambam.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Imad R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Makhoul
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sprecher
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Smolkin
authors.forename: Raneen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sawaid
authors.forename: Shlomit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben-David
authors.forename: Polo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sujov
authors.forename: Ada
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamir
authors.forename: Imad
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kassis
authors.forename: Shraga
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blazer
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D018890:Chemoprevention; D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D002097:C-Reactive Protein