title: Case-control study of neonatal group B streptococcal disease risk factors in a Dublin maternity hospital over a 13-year period.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Laboratory, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; European Public Health Microbiology Training Programme (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: anne.carroll@hse.ie.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Maeve
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eogan
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Monteith
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Departments of Neonatology and Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Adrienne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Foran
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neonatology and Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Drew
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007494:Ireland; D016015:Logistic Models; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014626:Vaginal Smears
keywords: Group B streptococcus; Intrapartum screening; Risk factors