Adjunctive intravaginal metronidazole for the prevention of postcesarean endometritis: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 745-750

  Pitt, Catherine ^a   Sanchez Ramos, Luis ^a   Kaunitz, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTERIAL PH; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; LENGTH OF STAY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL INFECTION; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL ARTERY; WOUND INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CESAREAN SECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; METRONIDAZOLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREMEDICATION;

EID: 0034761871     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(01)01517-4     Document Type: Article

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