Incidence, treatment and outcome of peripartum sepsis

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 730-735

  Kankuri, Esko ^a   Kurki, Tapio ^a   Carlson, Petteri ^a   Hiilesmaa, Vilho ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Peripartum; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BLOOD CULTURE; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL INFECTION; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEPHALOSPORINS; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PUERPERAL INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 0041846889     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2003.00265.x     Document Type: Article

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