Perioperative antibiotics to prevent infection after first-trimester abortion

Low, Nicola; Mueller, Monika; Van Vliet, Huib A A M; Kapp, Nathalie (2012). Perioperative antibiotics to prevent infection after first-trimester abortion. Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 3(3), CD005217. Chichester: WileyInterscience 10.1002/14651858.CD005217.pub2

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There are two main strategies for the prevention of post-abortal upper genital tract infection: antibiotics given around the time of surgery for all women; and 'screen-and-treat', in which all women presenting for abortion are screened for genital infections and those with positive results are treated.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)

UniBE Contributor:

Low, Nicola, Müller, Monika

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1469-493X

Publisher:

WileyInterscience

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 14:22

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:06

Publisher DOI:

10.1002/14651858.CD005217.pub2

PubMed ID:

22419307

Web of Science ID:

000301505600003

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.7464

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/7464 (FactScience: 212727)

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