Management of post-partum infections;Prise en charge des infections du post-partum

Journal de Gynecologie Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 886-903

  Lamy, C ^a   Zuily, S ^b,c   Perdriolle, E ^a   Gauchotte, E ^a   Villeroy De Galhau, S ^a   Delaporte, M O ^a   Wahl, D ^b,c   Morel, O ^a   Judlin, P ^a  

^a Maternite Regionale Universitaire   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotherapy; Endometritis; Infections; Post partum; Thrombophlebitis

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRITIS; FEVER; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PUERPERAL INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTICOAGULANTS; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINDAMYCIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ENDOMETRITIS; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MEDLINE; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; PUERPERAL INFECTION; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

EID: 84870699207     PISSN: 03682315     EISSN: 17730430     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgyn.2012.09.024     Document Type: Article

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