Group B Streptococcal Infection in Taiwan: Maternal Colonization and Neonatal Infection

• Main Authors: Hsiu-Wen Yu (Author), Hsiao-Chuan Lin (Author), Peng-Hong Yang (Author), Chyong-Hsin Hsu (Author), Wu-Shiun Hsieh (Author), Lon-Yen Tsao (Author), Chao-Huei Chen (Author), Hung-Chih Lin (Author), Ya-Chun Tseng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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There is no national data on group B streptococcus (GBS) infection in Taiwan. We investigated incidence of maternal GBS colonization and neonatal GBS infection rate and clinical pictures of neonatal GBS infection to estimate the value of intrapartum chemoprophylactic strategy in Taiwan. Methods: Fro...