Effectiveness of cefoxitin on preventing endometritis after uterine curettage for spontaneous incomplete abortion: A randomized controlled trial study

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1372-1377

  Titapant, Vitaya ^a   Cherdchoogieat, Panida ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cefoxitin; Endometritis; Prophylaxis; Spontaneous incomplete abortion

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOMETRITIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOMPLETE ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, INCOMPLETE; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFOXITIN; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84869821024     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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