Probable early-onset group B streptococcal neonatal sepsis: a serious clinical condition related to intrauterine infection
Carbonell-Estrany X;Figueras-Aloy J;Salcedo-Abizanda S;de la Rosa-Fraile M; ;;
Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition2008Vol. 93pp. -
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Abstract
The use of chemoprophylaxis in GBS-colonised pregnant women, especially when it is incomplete, may not be sufficient to prevent clinical neonatal infection, but may inhibit the growth of GBS in blood and CSF cultures. In assessing the effectiveness of GBS prophylaxis, it is advisable to consider the …