Acute maternal infection and risk of pre-eclampsia: a population-based case-control study.

Infection in pregnancy may be involved in the aetiology of pre-eclampsia. However, a clear association between acute maternal infection and pre-eclampsia has not been established. We assessed whether acute urinary tract infection, respiratory tract infection, and antibiotic drug prescriptions in pre...

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Main Authors: Caroline Minassian, Sara L Thomas, David J Williams, Oona Campbell, Liam Smeeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3760871?pdf=render