Successful treatment of preterm labour by eradication of Ureaplasma urealyticum with erythromycin.
Ureaplasma urealyticum was detected in the amniotic cavity of a woman with premature contractions at 32 weeks of pregnancy. Treatment with Erythromycin base was instituted for a period of ten days. Amniotic fluid analysis performed 48 hours after discontinuation of antibiotic treatment revealed sterile amniotic fluid. The pregnancy continued uneventfully until 39 weeks.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka Medical Center of Kupat Holim, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Chaim
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Horowitz
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Leiberman
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Glezerman
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D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum
D004917:Erythromycin