Chorioamnionitis increases neonatal morbidity in pregnancies complicated by preterm premature rupture of membranes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1162-1166

  Ramsey, Patrick S ^a,b   Lieman, Joelle M ^a   Brumfield, Cynthia G ^a   Carlo, Waldemar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorioamnionitis; Complications; Neonatal outcome; Preterm premature rupture of membranes

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHILDBIRTH; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABOR INDUCTION; LATENT PERIOD; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 16844378700     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.11.035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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