Which factors affect the occurrence of severe cerebral lesions in preterm neonates who are born with intrauterine infection?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 404.e1-404.e5

  Locatelli, Anna ^a   Ghidini, Alessandro ^a   Assi, Francesca ^a   Andreani, Marianna ^a   Malguzzi, Silvia ^a   Paterlini, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

cerebral lesion; corticosteroid; intrauterine infection; ultrasonographic

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; SULTAMICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 52949142416     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.06.059     Document Type: Article

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