Preconceptional antibiotic treatment to prevent preterm birth in women with a previous preterm delivery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 630-637

  Espinoza, Jimmy ^a,b   Erez, Offer ^a,b   Romero, Roberto ^a,c  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Infection; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; UTERUS CAVITY; VIRULENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREVALENCE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 33644665242     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.11.050     Document Type: Review

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