Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis increases the incidence of gram-negative neonatal sepsis.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of the increased use of intrapartum chemoprophylaxis on the incidence of vertically transmitted neonatal sepsis. METHODS: Multiple institutional databases were queried for the number of cases in which intrapartum antibiotics were used, the obstetric risk facto...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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1999
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1784737/ |