Role of bacterial vaginosis-associated microorganisms in endometritis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 435-441

  Hillier, S L ^a   Kiviat, N B ^a   Hawes, S E ^a   Hasselquist, M B ^a   Hanssen, P W ^a   Eschenbach, D A ^a   Holmes, K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

anaerobic gram negative rods; bacterial vaginosis; Endometritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALPINGITIS; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0029828355     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70158-8     Document Type: Article

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