Oral Erythromycin Prophylaxis vs Watchful Waiting in Caring for Newborns Exposed to Chlamydia trachomatis

Watchful Waiting

Daily oral grepafloxacin vs. twice daily oral doxycycline in the treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis endocervical infection.

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy and safety of a 7-day course of treatment with oral grepafloxacin, 400 mg once daily, and oral doxycycline, 100 mg twice daily, in patients with chlamydial cervicitis. METHODS Women aged 18 years or older attending 17 sexually transmitted disease clinics in the United States who had clinical signs of mucopurulent cervicitis or who had a recent positive cultur...

A concept analysis of watchful waiting among providers caring for women in labour.

AIM This paper is a report of an analysis of the concept of watchful waiting. BACKGROUND Little is known about differences between the intrapartum care processes of midwives and physicians. In this time of growing rates of surgical birth outcomes, intrapartum care processes are a key area for research and improvement. Watchful waiting is a common care plan used by both midwives and physicians...

Surgery vs orthosis vs watchful waiting for hallux valgus: a randomized controlled trial.

CONTEXT Hallux valgus is a common foot deformation in adults, but evidence for effectiveness of surgical and conservative treatments for this condition is limited. OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of surgical and orthotic treatment with no treatment in patients with hallux valgus. DESIGN AND SETTING Randomized controlled trial conducted in 4 general community hospitals in Finland in 1...

Anti-Chlamydia trachomatis antibodies and abortion in women referring to

Introduction: Fetal loss and abortion are responsible for significant emotional distress for couples desiring children. Regarding the etiologic importance, this study has been carried out to determine the prevalence of Anti-Chlamydia trachomatis antibodies in normal women and women with abortion. Methods: In this descriptive study 120 women with definite diagnosis of abortion as patients and ...