Neonatal sepsis after betamethasone administration to patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 320-327

  Vermillion, Stephen T ^a,b   Soper, David E ^a   Chasedunn Roark, Jennifer ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Betamethasone; Neonatal sepsis; Preterm premature rupture of membranes

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0032844486     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70555-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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