Peripartum infections and associated maternal mortality in rural Malawi [PDF]
, 2011 Article approval pendingTo assess associations between maternal mortality and severe morbidity and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, uptake of antiretroviral therapy, obstetric infections, and nonobstetric infections in a rural Malawian ...
Ahmad +23 more
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Disseminated herpes simplex virus 2 as a complication of pregnancy
IDCases, 2021 Disseminated herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) infection, is a rare but devastating infection in pregnancy women. We present the case of a 30-year-old gravida 3, para 2−0-0−2, at 26 weeks 2 days gestation who presented with eleven days of vague and indolent
Lauren Bougioukas +4 more
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Factors Associated with Prenatal Folic Acid and Iron Supplementation Among 21,889 Pregnant women in Northern Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Hospital-Based Study. [PDF]
, 2012 Folate and iron deficiency during pregnancy are risk factors for anaemia, preterm delivery, and low birth weight, and may contribute to poor neonatal health and increased maternal mortality.
Daltveit, Anne Kjersti +6 more
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Role of repeat procalcitonin estimation at 48 hours for outcome in pregnancy associated sepsis: a prospective observational study [PDF]
Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, 2021 Objectives We assessed whether repeat procalcitonin (PCT) estimation has a role in detecting organ dysfunctions and mortality in pregnancy associated sepsis (PAS).
Rachna Agarwal +5 more
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Atazanavir and lopinavir profile in pregnant women with HIV: tolerability, activity and pregnancy outcomes in an observational national study [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Atazanavir and lopinavir represent the main HIV protease inhibitors recommended in pregnancy, but comparative data in pregnant women are limited. Methods: Women from a national observational study, exposed in pregnancy to either atazanavir or
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Obstetrics & Gynecology International Journal, 2022 Background: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) in pregnancy is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition. Management of severe, refractory TTP during pregnancy is challenging and includes multidisciplinary approach. The prognosis of cases with a variety of hematological and autoimmune diseases, including TTP has changed profoundly after ...
Dani Zoorob +3 more
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Characteristics of pregnant and lactating women with leprosy
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2015 INTRODUCTION: The clinical characteristics of women who conceive during leprosy and the association between leprosy and pregnancy are not well known. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 49 pregnant or lactating women diagnosed with leprosy in ...
Paula Sacha Frota Nogueira +5 more
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Serratia marcescens as a cause of unfavorable outcome in the twin pregnancy
Open Medicine, 2020 Several Serratia species are widely distributed in nature, but Serratia marcescens is the only species frequently isolated in hospitals. This pathogen is mainly responsible for nosocomial infection, mostly in immunocompromised hosts.
Kljakić Duško +4 more
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Determinants of neonatal mortality in rural India, 2007-2008. [PDF]
, 2013 Background. Despite the growing share of neonatal mortality in under-5 mortality in the recent decades in India, most studies have focused on infant and child mortality putting neonatal mortality on the back seat.
Kumar, A., Kumar, A., Singh, Aditya
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Медицинский совет, 2018 Objective: Evaluate the efficacy of combination therapy for the prevention of obstetric and perinatal complications in women with amniotic fluid (AF) ‘sludge’.
O. A. Pustotina
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