Effects of prophylactic antibiotics on endometrial flora in women with postcesarean endometritis

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 262-268

  Newton, Edward R ^a   Wallace, Patricia A ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA; PREVALENCE; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORINS; CERVIX UTERI; CESAREAN SECTION; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PENICILLINS; PUERPERAL INFECTION;

EID: 0032145540     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00164-1     Document Type: Article

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