Characteristics of three vaginal flora patterns assessed by Gram stain among pregnant women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 938-944

  Hillier, Sharon L ^a   Krohn, Marijane A ^a   Nugent, Robert P ^b   Gibbs, Ronald S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; vaginal flora

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROFLORA; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BACTERIA; BLACKS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; STAINING AND LABELING; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VAGINA; VAGINAL SMEARS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; WHITES;

EID: 0026506944     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(92)91368-K     Document Type: Article

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