Prevalence of chronic endometritis in repeated unexplained implantation failure and the IVF success rate after antibiotic therapy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 323-330

  Cicinelli, Ettore ^a   Matteo, Maria ^b   Tinelli, Raffaele ^c   Lepera, Achiropita ^a   Alfonso, Raffaello ^a   Indraccolo, Ugo ^d   Marrocchella, Sonia ^b   Greco, Pantaleo ^b   Resta, Leonardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology San Bastiano Hospital   (Italy)

^d Operative Unit of Obstetric and Gynecology of Civitanova Marche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic treatment; Chronic endometritis; Hysteroscopy; IVF ICSI outcome; Repeated implantation failure

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; JOSAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MINOCYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CHLAMYDIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PREVALENCE; REPEATED UNEXPLAINED IMPLANTATION FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS EQUINUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; UREAPLASMA; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BIOPSY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDOMETRIUM; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; IMMUNOLOGY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INJURY SCALE; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

MYCOPLASMA;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; ITALY; LIVE BIRTH; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930704694     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu292     Document Type: Article

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