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Pregnancy-induced hypertension and duration of sexual cohabitation

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the possible association between duration of sexual cohabitation and the risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). STUDY DESIGN: A matched case-control design in which each case of PIH was compared with three controls.…

Limitations of the obstetric group B Streptococcus protocol.

OBJECTIVE: To assess compliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) screening-based protocol for obstetric group B Streptococcus (GBS) and to determine an acceptable threshold for protocol failure. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective…

Magnetic resonance imaging to avoid laparotomy in pregnancy.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in pregnancy would help define a benign pelvic mass, thereby avoiding laparotomy. METHODS: During a 2-3-year period, five pregnant women with adnexal masses suspected to be leiomyomas…

Update on antiviral therapy for genital herpes infection.

For the primary infection of genital herpes, antiviral therapy with acyclovir is the gold standard. For recurrences, there are two options: antiviral treatment of each outbreak as it arises, or suppression of outbreaks with daily oral therapy.…

Underlying causes of erythema nodosum. Lesions may provide clue to systemic disease.

Tags: *Erythema Nodosum/diagnosis/drug therapy/etiology, 2000, Administration, Adult, Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use, Brodell R T, Clobetasol/*analogs & derivatives/therapeutic use, Contraceptives, Female, Glucocorticoids, Humans, Mehrabi D, Oral/adverse effects, Postgraduate medicine, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Topical

Treatment of bacteriuria in pregnancy.

The presence of bacteriuria during gestation increases the chance of acute pyelonephritis. Treatment of bacteriuria in pregnancy reduces subsequent development of symptomatic disease. Numerous studies have shown that single-dose therapy for…

Tags: 1992, Anti-Infective Agents/adverse effects, Bacteriuria/diagnosis/*drug therapy/microbiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Drugs, Female, File T M Jr, Humans, Infectious/diagnosis/*drug therapy/microbiology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Tan J S

The prevalence of thromboembolic events among women with extended bed rest prescribed as part of the treatment for premature labor or preterm premature rupture of membranes.

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of thromboembolic events among women with extended bed rest prescribed as part of the treatment of premature labor or preterm premature rupture of membranes. STUDY DESIGN: A…

During the Emergency Department Evaluation of a Well-Appearing Neonate with Fever, Should Empiric Acyclovir Be Initiated?

BACKGROUND: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection represents significant morbidity and mortality in the neonatal period. Although clear guidelines exist on the evaluation and management of the otherwise well-appearing febrile neonate pertaining to…

Tags: 2018, acyclovir, Acyclovir – Therapeutic Use, Acyclovir/*therapeutic use, Antiviral Agents – Therapeutic Use, Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use, Bruno Eric, Cheng David, Decision Making, Department of Emergency Medicine, febrile neonate, Female, Ferrans and Powers Quality of Life Index, Fever – Etiology, Fever/etiology, Guidelines as Topic/standards, Herpes Simplex – Complications, Herpes Simplex – Diagnosis, Herpes Simplex – Drug Therapy, herpes simplex virus, Herpes Simplex/complications/diagnosis/*drug therapy, Herpesviruses, HSV, Humans, Infant, Infectious – Diagnosis, Infectious/diagnosis, Male, NEOMED College of Medicine, neonatal fever, Newborn, Pillus David, Pokrajac Nicholas, Practice Guidelines – Standards, Pregnancy Complications, Scales, Simplexvirus/pathogenicity, The Journal of emergency medicine, Vilke Gary

Chlamydia trachomatis and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: Meta-analysis of Patients With and Without Infection.

OBJECTIVES: We conducted a meta-analysis to determine the association between Chlamydia trachomatis and adverse perinatal outcomes. METHODS: Electronic databases were searched between 1970 and 2013. Included studies reported perinatal outcomes in…

Tags: *Chlamydia trachomatis, *Perinatal infection, *Pregnancy outcomes, *Premature Birth, *Preterm birth, 2018, Adult, Balaram Kripa, Childbirth, Chlamydia Infections – Complications – In Pregnancy, Chlamydia Infections – Diagnosis, Chlamydia Infections/diagnosis/*epidemiology/microbiology, Chlamydia trachomatis, Cochrane Library, Confidence Intervals, Endometrial Diseases, Female, Fetal Membranes, Hackney David N, Human, Humans, Infant, Infectious/diagnosis/*epidemiology/microbiology, Low Birth Weight, Maternal and child health journal, Medline, Meta Analysis, Newborn, Nucleic Acid Probes, Obstetric Labor, Odds Ratio, Olson-Chen Courtney, Perinatal Death, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Complications – Etiology, Pregnancy Outcome/epidemiology, Pregnancy outcomes, Premature, Premature Rupture/*epidemiology, Premature/*epidemiology, PubMed, Small for Gestational Age, systematic review

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