Prophyiactic antibiotic therapy (amoxicillin + clavulanic acid) before transfer for IVF is useless: Results of a randomised study;L'antibiothérapie prophylactique (amoxicilline + acide clavulanique) avant transfert pour fécondation in vitro est inutile: Résultats d'une étude randomisée

Journal de Gynecologie Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 713-719

  Peikrishvili, R ^a   Evrard, B ^a   Pouly, J L ^a,c   Janny, L ^b  

^a Unite de Fecondation In Vitro   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

^c Polyclinique Philippe Marcombes   (France)

Author keywords

Embryo transfer; Implantation; IVF; Prophylactic antibiotic

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; VAGINITIS;

EID: 11144340247     PISSN: 03682315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0368-2315(04)96632-x     Document Type: Article

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