Fighting the good fight

Fighting the good fight: antibiotics and prevention of preterm birth

Research overview

This research is focussed on identifying women at high risk of delivery preterm as a result of intrauterine infection so that they can receive appropriate and effective antimicrobial therapy in mid-pregnancy, before the onset of symptoms.

Project researchers 

Professor Jeffrey A Keelan (former WIRF Deputy Director) 

Partners 

The University of Western Australia 
King Edward Memorial Hospital 

Project timeline 

Paper published 2014 

Publications 

Jeffrey A Keelan, Fighting the good fight: antibiotics and prevention of preterm birth, Medicus, 2014 

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