Predicting the duration of the latency period with transvaginal sonographic measurement of cervical length in preterm premature rupture of the membranes;Prédiction de l'intervalle de latence par mesure échographique du col utérin dans la rupture prématurée des membranes avant terme

Gynecologie Obstetrique et Fertilite

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 856-861

  Gabriel, R ^a   Morille, C ^a   Drieux, L ^a   Bige, V ^a   Leymarie, F ^a   Quereux, C ^a  

^a REIMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

C reactive Protein; Latency period; Preterm premature rupture of the membranes; Transvaginal sonography; Uterine Cervix

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LATENT PERIOD; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRENATAL CARE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; UTERINE CERVIX;

EID: 0036851533     PISSN: 12979589     EISSN: 17696682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1297-9589(02)00455-1     Document Type: Article

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