Additional antibiotic use and preterm birth among bacteriuric and nonbacteriuric pregnant women

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-145

  Anderson, Brenna L ^a   Simhan, Hyagriv N ^b   Simons, Kathryn ^b   Wiesenfeld, Harold C ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Bacteriuria; Group B streptococcus; Pregnancy; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIURIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 46749141214     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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