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The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine Volume 25, 2012 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Does use of an intrauterine catheter during labor increase risk of infection?

Karlijn Van HalemDepartments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Postbus 22660, Amsterdam 1100DD, The Netherlands
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Jannet J. H. BakkerDepartments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Postbus 22660, Amsterdam 1100DD, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Corine J. VerhoevenDepartments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Máxima Medical Centre, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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Dimitri N. M. PapatsonisAMPHIA Hospital Breda, Breda, The Netherlands
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Elisabeth D. Van OudgaardenSlotervaart Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Petra JanssenDepartments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Kitty W. BloemenkampDepartments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Ben Willem J. Mol
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Joris A. M. Van Der PostDepartments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Postbus 22660, Amsterdam 1100DD, The Netherlands
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Pages 415-418 | Received 08 Mar 2011, Accepted 14 Apr 2011, Published online: 07 Jun 2011

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