A multicenter study on the clinical outcome of chorioamnionitis in preterm infants

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 372.e1-372.e6

  Soraisham, Amuchou S ^a   Singhal, Nalini ^a   McMillan, Douglas D ^b   Sauve, Reg S ^a   Lee, Shoo K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

chorioamnionitis; intraventricular hemorrhage; outcome; sepsis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA; SEPSIS;

EID: 62549107434     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.11.034     Document Type: Article

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