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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-9-8
pubmed:abstractText
To determine if prophylactic erythromycin alters the vertical transmission rate of Ureaplasma urealyticum. Randomized prospective study of 51 singleton pregnancies between 22 and 35 weeks' gestation with preterm premature rupture of membranes or preterm labor. Patients received oral erythromycin for 7 days in addition to routine prophylactic intravenous ampicillin or ampicillin alone. Lower genital colonization with U. urealyticum was 33 of 51 (65%). Vertical transmission of U. urealyticum was 25% (3 of 12) in the erythromycin group and 4 of 17 (24%) for the controls. The average interval from randomization to delivery was 303.5 hr in the erythromycin group and 70.9 hr for controls (p = 0.04). Although not statistically significant, histologic chorioamnionitis in patients colonized with Ureaplasma was lower in the erythromycin group (3 of 12, 25%) compared to the controls (10 of 17, 59%). Prophylactic erythromycin does not decrease vertical transmission of Ureaplasma. It may decrease the incidence of histologic chorioamnionitis and increase the latency period.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0735-1631
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
233-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9259934-Administration, Oral, pubmed-meshheading:9259934-Anti-Bacterial Agents, pubmed-meshheading:9259934-Antibiotic Prophylaxis, pubmed-meshheading:9259934-Chorioamnionitis, pubmed-meshheading:9259934-Erythromycin, pubmed-meshheading:9259934-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9259934-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9259934-Gestational Age, pubmed-meshheading:9259934-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9259934-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:9259934-Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, pubmed-meshheading:9259934-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:9259934-Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, pubmed-meshheading:9259934-Pregnancy Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:9259934-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:9259934-Ureaplasma Infections, pubmed-meshheading:9259934-Ureaplasma urealyticum
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
The efficacy of prophylactic erythromycin in preventing vertical transmission of Ureaplasma urealyticum.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Los Angeles, California, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial