Metronidazole to Prevent Preterm Delivery in Pregnant Women with Asymptomatic Bacterial Vaginosis

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Authors

J. Christopher Carey · University of Oklahoma

Mark A. Klebanoff · Health and Human Development (2HD) Research Network

John C. Hauth · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Sharon L. Hillier · University of Pittsburgh

Elizabeth Thom

J.M. Ernest

R. Phillip Heine · University of Pittsburgh

Rachel Nugent

Abstract

The treatment of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women does not reduce the occurrence of preterm delivery or other adverse perinatal outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

Reproductive tract infections research Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Urological Disorders and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 342, Issue 8, pp. 534-540

DOI: 10.1056/nejm200002243420802

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