Antibiotics for incomplete abortion

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  May, Win ^a   Gulmezoglu A M ^b   Ba Thike, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

*Abortion, incomplete; *Antibiotic prophylaxis; Bacterial infections prevention control ; Female; Humans; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INCOMPLETE ABORTION; INFECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 44949092619     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001779.pub2     Document Type: Review

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