Chlamydia trachomatis and febrile complications of postpartum tubal ligation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 176, Issue 1 I, 1997, Pages 100-102

  Todd, Catherine S ^a   Jones, Robert B ^a   Golichowski, Alan ^a   Arno, Janet N ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Postoperative fever; Sexually transmitted disease; Tubal ligation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIA--COMPLICATIONS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRACEPTION; CROSS SECTIONAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASES; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTIONS; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; POSTPARTUM WOMEN; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STERILIZATION SEEKERS--WOMEN; STUDIES; TUBAL LIGATION--COMPLICATIONS; TUBAL OCCLUSION; UNITED STATES; UTERINE TUBE STERILIZATION; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

AMERICAS; BIOLOGY; CHLAMYDIA--COMPLICATIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CROSS SECTIONAL ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DISEASES; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE STERILIZATION; INFECTIONS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; POSTPARTUM WOMEN; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; STERILIZATION SEEKERS--WOMEN; STERILIZATION, SEXUAL; STUDIES; TUBAL LIGATION--COMPLICATIONS; TUBAL OCCLUSION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; STERILIZATION, TUBAL;

EID: 0030641024     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)80019-1     Document Type: Article

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