Good pregnancy outcome with emergent cerclage placed in the presence of intra-amniotic microbial invasion

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 413-415

  Mvundura, Elisha ^a   Ghidini, Alessandro ^b   Poggi, Sarah H ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b INOVA ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerclage; Cervical insufficiency; Intra amniotic invasion

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; GLUCOSE; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; AMNIONITIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERCLAGE; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOADING DRUG DOSE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX INCOMPETENCE;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; FEMALE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SULBACTAM;

EID: 34547870198     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-984405     Document Type: Article

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