The APPLe study: A randomized, community-based, placebo-controlled trial of azithromycin for the prevention of preterm birth, with meta-analysis

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages

  Van Den Broek, Nynke R ^a   White, Sarah A ^b   Goodall, Mark ^b   Ntonya, Chikondi ^b   Kayira, Edith ^b   Kafulafula, George ^c   Neilson, James P ^d  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b MALAWI LIVERPOOL WELLCOME TRUST CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFALEXIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FANSIDAR; FERROUS SULFATE PLUS FOLIC ACID; METRONIDAZOLE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALAWI; MATERNAL AGE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASITEMIA; PERINATAL DEATH; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URBAN AREA; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AZITHROMYCIN; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MALAWI; PLACEBOS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049123564     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000191     Document Type: Article

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