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AUTHOR
Vicente Maiques-montesinos
Obstetric significance of anti-Jr(a) antibody.
Abstract The first case in the English-language medical literature of anti-Jr a antibody during pregnancy in a Spanish woman is described. The few reported cases to date about this issue are reviewed, with advice as to an obstetric guideline to follow for pregnant women with this antibody. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 2001;184:75-6.)
Post-cesarean section morbidity in HIV-positive women
Background The present work is an audit of post-cesarean section morbidity in HIV-positive women in the tertiary teaching hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain. Study design. Retrospective case-control study. Subjects. Forty-five HIV-positive pregnant women and 90 appropriately matched controls, delivered by cesarean section in the same hospital and managed using a uniform protocol. Main outcome measures. The duration of stay in hospital after cesarean section, the need for postoperative antibiotics and the incidence of major and minor puerperal complications. Baseline characteristics of HIV-positive women were also analyzed in relation to the morbidity after surgery. Statistical analysis. Chi-sq…