Are antibiotics necessary after 48 hours of improvement in infected/septic abortions? A randomized controlled trial followed by a cohort study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 204, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 301.e1-301.e5

  Savaris, Ricardo F ^a   De Moraes, Gisele S ^a   Cristovam, Rafael A ^a   Braun, R Daniel ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

antibiotics; doxycycline; metronidazole; septic abortion

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPTIC ABORTION; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 79953289317     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.11.017     Document Type: Article

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