Bacterial colonization of the vagina during pregnancy in four ethnic groups

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1618-1621

  Goldenberg, R L ^a   Klebanoff, M A ^a   Nugent, R ^a   Krohn, M A ^a   Hillier, S ^a   Andrews, W W ^a  

^a Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

bacterial vaginosis; chlamydia; ethnic differences; gonorrhea; Vaginal flora

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTEROIDES; CAUCASIAN; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NEGRO; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0029929177     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70617-8     Document Type: Article

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