Antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent post-abortal upper genital tract infection in women with bacterial vaginosis: Randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 396-402

  Crowley, Tessa ^a   Low, Nicola ^b   Turner, Andrew ^c   Harvey, Ian ^b   Bidgood, Ken ^d   Horner, Patrick ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE; PLACEBO;

ABORTION; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VAGINITIS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; METRONIDAZOLE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PREGNANCY; SUPPOSITORIES; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0035062826     PISSN: 03065456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-5456(00)00091-7     Document Type: Article

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