Cephalothin prophylaxis for midtrimester abortion

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1982, Pages 502-505

  Spence, Michael R ^a   King, Theodore M ^a   Burkman, Ronald T ^a   Atienza, Milagros F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFALOTIN; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND TRIMESTER ABORTION; THERAPY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; CEPHALOTHIN; CLINICAL TRIALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREMEDICATION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0019967202     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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