Case-control study of neonatal group B streptococcal disease risk factors in a Dublin maternity hospital over a 13-year period

Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2016 Oct;135(1):117-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2016.04.008. Epub 2016 Jun 23.

¹ Public Health Laboratory, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; European Public Health Microbiology Training Programme (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: anne.carroll@hse.ie.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
³ Department of Neonatology, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; Departments of Neonatology and Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
⁴ Departments of Neonatology and Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

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Keywords: Group B streptococcus; Intrapartum screening; Risk factors.

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