Antibiotic treatment in preterm premature rupture of membranes and neonatal morbidity: A metaanalysis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 589-597

  Egarter, C ^a   Leitich, H ^a   Karas, H ^a   Wieser, F ^a   Husslein, P ^a   Kaider, A ^a   Schemper, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

antibiotic therapy; metaanalysis; preterm gestation; Preterm premature rupture of fetal membranes; randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; MEZLOCILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PHENETICILLIN; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MIXTURE; HUMAN; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030022936     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70433-7     Document Type: Article

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