Septic pelvic thrombophlebitis or refractory postpartum fever of undetermined etiology

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 355-358

  Witlin, Andrea G ^a   Mercer, Brian M ^a   Sibai, Baha M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Refractory postpartum fever

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL INFECTION; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; SEPSIS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPARIN; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 0030482676     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767059609018414     Document Type: Article

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