Underrecognition of cervical Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis infections in pregnant patients in the ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 661-663

  Krivochenitser, Roman ^a   Jones, Jeffrey S ^b   Whalen, David ^c   Gardiner, Cynthia ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Emergency Medicine Grand Rapids Medical Education And Research Center   (United States)

^c Saint Mary's Health Care ^*  (United States)

^d HELEN DEVOS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHLAMYDIASIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FLANK PAIN; FOLLOW UP; GONORRHEA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMINENT ABORTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTAL MAIL; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TELEPHONE; THERAPY DELAY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UTERINE CERVICITIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; HUMANS; LOST TO FOLLOW-UP; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

EID: 84875456959     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2012.11.017     Document Type: Article

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