Late miscarriage and preterm birth after treatment with clindamycin: A randomised consent design study according to Zelen

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 629-637

  Larsson, P G ^a   Fahraeus L ^b   Carlsson, B ^b   Jakobsson, T ^b   Forsum, U ^b  

^a Kärnsjukhuset ^*  (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Late miscarriage; Preterm birth; Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREAM; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SWEDEN; VAGINITIS;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINDAMYCIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33646868371     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.00946.x     Document Type: Article

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