The use of blood counts and blood cultures to screen neonates born to partially treated group B Streptococcus-carrier mothers for early-onset sepsis: is it justified?

Hashavya, Saar; Benenson, Shmuel; Ergaz-Shaltiel, Zivanit; Bar-Oz, Benjamin; Averbuch, Diana; Eventov-Friedman, Smadar

Hashavya, Saar; Benenson, Shmuel; Ergaz-Shaltiel, Zivanit; Bar-Oz, Benjamin; Averbuch, Diana; Eventov-Friedman, Smadar.

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Hashavya S; Department of Pediatrics, Hadassah and Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

Pediatr Infect Dis J ; 30(10): 840-3, 2011 Oct.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21617574

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Blood/microbiology; Clinical Laboratory Techniques/methods; Mass Screening/methods; Sepsis/diagnosis; Streptococcal Infections/diagnosis; Streptococcus agalactiae/isolation & purification; Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage; Blood Cell Count; Female; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/drug therapy; Retrospective Studies; Sepsis/microbiology; Streptococcal Infections/microbiology

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Streptococcal Infections / Streptococcus agalactiae / Blood / Mass Screening / Sepsis / Clinical Laboratory Techniques Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Evaluation_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Newborn / Pregnancy Language: En Journal: Pediatr Infect Dis J Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / PEDIATRIA Year: 2011 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Israel Country of publication: United States

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