Preterm premature ruptured membranes: A randomized trial of steroids after treatment with antibiotics

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 801-805

  Lewis, David F ^a   Brody, Kirk ^b   Edwards, Michael S ^b   Brouillette, Rose M ^b   Burlison, Scott ^b   London, Steve N ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; STEROID; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; AMNIONITIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030296390     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(96)00319-5     Document Type: Article

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