Randomized trial of presumptive sexually transmitted disease therapy during pregnancy in Rakai, Uganda

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 185, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1209-1217

  Gray, Ronald H ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Wabwire Mangen, Fred ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Kigozi, Godfrey ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Sewankambo, Nelson K ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Serwadda, David ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Moulton, Lawrence H ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Quinn, Thomas C ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   O'Brien, Katherine L ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Meehan, Mary ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Abramowsky, Carlos ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Robb, Merlin ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}   Wawer, Maria J ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i}  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^c UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^g Joseph L Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^h EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth weight; HIV; Neonatal death; Perinatal HIV transmission; Preterm; Sexually transmitted disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFIXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; FOLIC ACID; IRON; METRONIDAZOLE; MULTIVITAMIN; PENICILLIN G; PROCAINE PENICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN OPHTHALMIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; UGANDA; VAGINITIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0035192551     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.118158     Document Type: Conference Paper

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