Polymerase chain reaction search for viral etiology of vulvar vestibulitis syndrome

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 139-144

  Bornstein, J ^a   Shapiro, S ^a   Rahat, M ^a   Goldshmid, N ^a   Goldik, Z ^a   Abramovici, H ^a   Lahat, N ^a  

^a CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

cytomegalovirus; herpes simplex virus; human papillomavirus; perineoplasty; polymerase chain reaction; Vulvar vestibulitis; vulvodynia

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VULVA DISEASE; WART VIRUS;

EID: 0029812017     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70263-6     Document Type: Article

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