Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ473247
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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Genital Flora, Prolonged Rupture of the Membranes and the Risk of Early Onset Neonatal Septicemia in Qatif Central Hospital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Srair, Hussain Abu; And Others
Early Child Development and Care, v93 p79-85 1993
Evaluated 108 mothers and their newborn babies for bacterial colonization and neonatal septicemia (NNS) after membranes had ruptured for 24 hours or more. Nearly 40% of the babies were already colonized at birth. The three most common bacteria isolated from the babies were Escherichia coli, Group B Streptococcus, and Streptococcus faecalis. (MDM)
Descriptors: Child Health, Communicable Diseases, Epidemiology, Foreign Countries, Infant Mortality, Mothers, Neonates
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Saudi Arabia
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