Influence of infection with Chlamydia trachomatis on pregnancy outcome, infant health and life-long sequelae in infected offspring

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 847-864

  Mårdh, Per Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abortion; Chlamydia trachomatis; Intrauterine infections; Neonatal conjunctivitis; Neonatal infection; Neonatal pneumonia; Postpartum endometritis; Postpartum salpingitis; Pregnancy; Prematurity; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ABORTION; CHILD HEALTH; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALPINGITIS; SCREENING; STILLBIRTH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

EID: 0036884876     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/beog.2002.0329     Document Type: Article

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