Reduced incidence of preterm delivery with metronidazole and erythromycin in women with bacterial vaginosis

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 333, Issue 26, 1995, Pages 1732-1736

  Hauth, John C ^a   Goldenberg, Robert L ^a   Andrews, William W ^a   Dubard, Mary B ^a   Copper, Rachel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENTS; BODY WEIGHT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METRONIDAZOLE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0029558466     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199512283332603     Document Type: Article

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