Meconium-stained amniotic fluid and its association with obstetric infections

Primary Care Update for Ob/Gyns

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 315-317

  Edwards, Rodney K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

AMNION FLUID; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC INFECTION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MECONIUM; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031785332     PISSN: 1068607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1068-607X(98)00171-1     Document Type: Article

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