A Randomized Trial of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Miscarriage Surgery

Lissauer, David; Wilson, Amie; Hewitt, Catherine A.; Middleton, Lee; Bishop, Jonathan R.B.; Daniels, Jane; Merriel, Abi; Weeks, Andrew; Mhango, Chi Sale; Mataya, Ronald; Taulo, Frank; Ngalawesa, Theresa; Chirwa, Agatha; Mphasa, Colleta; Tambala, Tayamika; Chiudzu, Grace; Mwalwanda, Caroline; Mboma, Agnes; Qureshi, Rahat; Ahmed, Iffat; Ismail, Humera; Oladapo, Olufemi T.; Mbaruku, Godfrey; Chibwana, Jerome; Watts, Grace; Simon, Beatus; Ditai, James; Tom, Charles Otim; Acam, Jane Frances; Ekunait, John; Unzia, Hellen; Iyaku, Margaret; Makiika, Joshua J.; Zamora, Javier; Roberts, Tracy; Goranitis, Ilias; Bar-Zeev, Sarah; Desmond, Nicola; Arulkumaran, Sabaratnam; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.; Gulmezoglu, Ahmet M.; Coomarasamy, Arri

doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1808817

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Levothyroxine in women with thyroid peroxidase antibodies before conception (2019)
Journal Article
Dhillon-Smith, R. K., Middleton, L. J., Sunner, K. K., Cheed, V., Baker, K., Farrell-Carver, S., …Coomarasamy, A. (2019). Levothyroxine in women with thyroid peroxidase antibodies before conception. New England Journal of Medicine, 380(14), 1316-1325. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1812537

Background Thyroid peroxidase antibodies are associated with an increased risk of miscarriage and preterm birth, even when thyroid function is normal. Small trials indicate that the use of levothyroxine could reduce the incidence of such adverse out... Read More about Levothyroxine in women with thyroid peroxidase antibodies before conception.

A Randomized Trial of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Miscarriage Surgery (2019)
Journal Article
Lissauer, D., Wilson, A., Hewitt, C. A., Middleton, L., Bishop, J. R., Daniels, J., …Coomarasamy, A. (2019). A Randomized Trial of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Miscarriage Surgery. New England Journal of Medicine, 380(11), 1012-1021. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1808817

© 2019 Massachusetts Medical Society. BACKGROUND Surgical intervention is needed in some cases of spontaneous abortion to remove retained products of conception. Antibiotic prophylaxis may reduce the risk of pelvic infection, which is an important co... Read More about A Randomized Trial of Prophylactic Antibiotics for Miscarriage Surgery.