The effect of treating bacterial vaginosis on preterm labor

Infectious Disease in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-129

  Tebes, Christine C ^a   Lynch, Catherine ^a   Sinnott, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Infection; Mobiluncus; Prematurity; Vaginitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDLINE; MOBILUNCUS; NULLIPARA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; TREATMENT INDICATION; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; META-ANALYSIS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK FACTORS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0041471155     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10647440300025509     Document Type: Review

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