The bacteriology of pre-labour rupture of membranes in a Nigerian teaching hospital

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 761-764

  Aboyeji, A P ^a   Abdul, I F ^a   Ijaiya, M A ^a   Nwabuisi, C ^a   Ologe, M O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNIOTOMY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CANDIDA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; LABOR; NIGERIA; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 31544437692     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610500314876     Document Type: Article

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