A failed RCT to determine if antibiotics prevent mastitis: Cracked nipples colonized with Staphylococcus aureus: A randomized treatment trial [ISRCTN65289389]

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Amir, Lisa Helen ^a   Lumley, Judith ^a   Garland, Suzanne M ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BALSAM PERU; BORIC ACID; CHLORQUINALDOL; CHLORTETRACYCLINE; DIHYDROFOLLICULIN BENZOATE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; NEBACETIN; NEBACETIN PUDER SPRAY; PANTOTHENATE CALCIUM; PENICILLIN G; PLACEBO; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TYROTHRYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LACTATION; MASTITIS; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL ETHICS; MULTICENTER STUDY; NIPPLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 12944252174     PISSN: 14712393     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-4-19     Document Type: Article

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