The capture rate of at-risk term newborns for early-onset group B streptococcal sepsis determined by a risk factor approach

Objective: Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that health care providers for pregnant women implement 1 of 2 strategies for the potential prevention of early-onset neonat...

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Published in:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1999-11, Vol.181 (5), p.1243-1249
Main Authors: Towers, Craig V., Suriano, Kimberly, Asrat, Tamerou
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age of Onset
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Bacteremia - diagnosis
Bacteremia - drug therapy
Bacteremia - transmission
Biological and medical sciences
Birth Weight
Delivery. Postpartum. Lactation
Disorders
Female
Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture
Gestational Age
Group B Streptococcus
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Diseases - diagnosis
Infant, Premature, Diseases - drug therapy
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical - prevention & control
Medical sciences
Neonatal Screening
neonatal sepsis
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious - drug therapy
Prospective Studies
protocols for the management of group B Streptococcus in pregnancy
Risk Factors
Streptococcal Infections - diagnosis
Streptococcal Infections - drug therapy
Streptococcal Infections - transmission
Streptococcus agalactiae
Temperature
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Summary:Objective: Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that health care providers for pregnant women implement 1 of 2 strategies for the potential prevention of early-onset neonatal group B streptococcal sepsis. Both algorithms recommend intrapartum antibiotic chemoprophylaxis for patients delivered of their neonates at
ISSN:0002-9378
1097-6868
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70116-X