Anthrax cases in pregnant and postpartum women: A systematic review

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1439-1449

  Meaney Delman, Dana ^a   Zotti, Marianne E ^a,b   Rasmussen, Sonja A ^a,b   Strasser, Sheryl ^a,b   Shadomy, Sean ^a,b   Turcios Ruiz, Reina M ^a,b   Wendel, George D ^a,b   Treadwell, Tracee A ^a,b   Jamieson, Denise J ^a,b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTHRAX; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; DATA BASE; EMBASE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MEDLINE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTHRAX; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; MATERNAL DEATH; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84870194463     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318270ec08     Document Type: Review

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