Expanded-spectrum antibiotics with preterm premature rupture of membranes

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 60-64

  Edwards, Rodney K ^a   Locksmith, Gregory J ^a,b   Duff, Patrick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFIXIME; CEFUROXIME; ERYTHROMYCIN; TIMENTIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLAVULANIC ACID; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; SEPSIS; TICARCILLIN;

EID: 0034037090     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(00)00843-7     Document Type: Article

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