Bacterial vaginosis and premature rupture of membranes: Open study. Preliminary data;Vaginosi batterica e rottura prematura delle membrane: Open study. Dati preliminari

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 49, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 19-23

  Calleri, L ^a,b   Porcelli, A ^a   Gallello, D ^a   Taccani, C ^a   Surico, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal membranes, premature rupture; PROM (pregnancy); Vaginosis, bacterial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDYLOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; RECURRENT ABORTION; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; UNITED KINGDOM; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0030905018     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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