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Original Article

A new antibiotic regimen treats and prevents intra-amniotic inflammation/infection in patients with preterm PROM

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Pages 2727-2737 | Received 27 Aug 2015, Accepted 01 Oct 2015, Published online: 02 Dec 2015

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