An observational cohort study of Chlamydia trachomatis treatment in pregnancy

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 106-110

  Rahangdale, Lisa ^a   Guerry, Sarah ^b   Bauer, Heidi M ^b   Packel, Laura ^b   Rhew, Miriam ^b   Baxter, Roger ^c   Chow, Joan ^b   Bolan, Gail ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California San Francisco ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFALEXIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOMETRITIS; ETHNOLOGY; FACE DYSMORPHIA; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYDACTYLY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; DRUG EFFECT; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COHORT STUDIES; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644931662     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.olq.0000187226.32145.ea     Document Type: Article

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