Bacterial 16S rDNA polymerase chain reaction in the detection of intra-amniotic infection

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 664-669

  Jalava, Jari ^a   Mäntymaa, Marja Liisa ^b   Ekblad, Ulla ^b   Toivanen, Paavo ^a   Skurnik, Mikael ^c   Lassila, Olli ^d   Alanen, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ^*  (Finland)

^c TURKU CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d Finnish Academy   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; AMNIONITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; UREAPLASMA INFECTIONS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 0029900998     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1996.tb09835.x     Document Type: Article

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