Uterine flora at cesarean and its relationship to postpartum endometritis

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 787-791

  SHERMAN, DAN ^a   LURIE, SAMUEL ^a   BETZER, MOSHE ^a   PINHASI, YOCHEVED ^b   ARIELI, SHLOMO ^b   BOLDUR, IDA ^b  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; CESAREAN SECTION; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPHIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; UTERUS; UTERUS CAVITY;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; PHENAZINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; STAINING AND LABELING; UTERUS;

EID: 0033231698     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006250-199911000-00028     Document Type: Article

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