Antibiotics for neonates born through meconium stained amniotic fluid

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Shivananda, Sandesh ^a   Murthy, P ^b   Shah, P S ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

AMNION FLUID; CLINICAL TRIAL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MECONIUM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42749101337     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006183     Document Type: Review

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