Increased risk of cervical canal infections with intracervical foley catheter

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 146-149

  Siddiqui, Salva ^a   Zuberi, Nadeem Faiyaz ^a   Zafar, Afia ^a   Qureshi, Rahat Najam ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Foley balloon catheterization; Infection materinal; Infection neonatal; Labor, induced

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BALLOON CATHETER; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FEVER; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LABOR INDUCTION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NEWBORN INFECTION; PAKISTAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TISSUE CULTURE; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BALLOON DILATATION; CERVICAL RIPENING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LABOR, INDUCED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

EID: 0038746826     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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