Acute antepartum pyelonephritis in pregnancy: A critical analysis of risk factors and outcomes

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-27

  Farkash, Evelina ^a   Weintraub, Adi Y ^a   Sergienko, Ruslan ^b   Wiznitzer, Arnon ^a   Zlotnik, Alex ^b   Sheiner, Eyal ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acute antepartum pyelonephritis; Perinatal outcome; Preterm delivery; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ANTEPARTUM PYELONEPHRITIS; ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NULLIPARA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84859885714     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: 18727654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.01.024     Document Type: Article

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