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BACTERIAL MOTILITY AND INTRAUTERINE CATHETER-BORNE INFECTION
Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12594.x
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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 84, Issue 5, pages 336–338, May 1977
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Roberts, A. M. and Steer, P. J. (1977), BACTERIAL MOTILITY AND INTRAUTERINE CATHETER-BORNE INFECTION. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 84: 336–338. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12594.x
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- Issue published online: 23 AUG 2005
- Article first published online: 23 AUG 2005
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Summary
It has been suggested that monitoring of uterine activity by placement of intrauterine catheters can cause an increase in maternal and fetal infection. The ways in which intrauterine catheters could transmit infection have been investigated. The risk of infection occurs primarily during placement of the catheter, although a risk also exists if bacterial nutrients are present in the fluid filling the catheter. Recommendations are made to minimize these risks.