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Antibiotics for meconium-stained amniotic fluid in labour for preventing maternal and neonatal infections (Review)
Siriwachirachai T, Sangkomkamhang US, Lumbiganon P, Laopaiboon M

This is a reprint of a Cochrane review, prepared and maintained by The Cochrane Collaboration and published in The Cochrane Library 2010, Issue 12 http://www.thecochranelibrary.com

Antibiotics for meconium-stainedamniotic fluid in labour for preventing maternal and neonatal infections (Review) Copyright © 2010 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

TABLE OF CONTENTS HEADER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ABSTRACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . BACKGROUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OBJECTIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . METHODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RESULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Figure 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Figure 2. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DISCUSSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AUTHORS’ CONCLUSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDIES . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . DATA AND ANALYSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analysis 1.1. Comparison 1 Antibiotic versus placebo, Outcome 1 Neonatal sepsis. . . . . . . . Analysis 1.2. Comparison 1 Antibiotic versus placebo, Outcome 2 Chorioamnionitis. . . . . . . Analysis 1.3. Comparison 1 Antibiotic versus placebo, Outcome 3 Postpartum endometritis. . . . . Analysis 1.4.Comparison 1 Antibiotic versus placebo, Outcome 4 Neonatal intensive care admissions. HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CONTRIBUTIONS OF AUTHORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SOURCES OF SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INDEX TERMS . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 2 3 3 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 11 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 17

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Antibiotics for meconium-stained amniotic fluid in labour for preventing maternal and neonatal infections
Thitiporn Siriwachirachai1 , Ussanee S Sangkomkamhang1 , Pisake Lumbiganon2 , Malinee Laopaiboon3
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Khon Kaen Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand. 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,

Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand. 3 Department of Biostatistics and Demography, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand Contact address: Thitiporn Siriwachirachai, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, KhonKaen Hospital, Srichan Road, Khon Kaen, 40000, Thailand. siriwachirachai@hotmail.com. Editorial group: Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group. Publication status and date: New, published in Issue 12, 2010. Review content assessed as up-to-date: 13 October 2010. Citation: Siriwachirachai T, Sangkomkamhang US, Lumbiganon P, Laopaiboon M. Antibiotics for meconium-stained amniotic fluid in labour for...