Epidemiology and outcomes associated with moderate to heavy Candida colonization during pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 374-380

  Cotch, M F ^a   Hillier, S L ^a   Gibbs, R S ^a   Eschenbach, D A ^a   Yaffe, S J ^a   Catz, C S ^a   Rhoads, G G ^a   Nugent, R P ^a   McNellis, D ^a   Klebanoff, M A ^a   Berendes, H W ^a   Edelman, R ^a   Blackwelder, W C ^a   Kaslow, R A ^a   Reed, G F ^a   Regan, J A ^a   Greenberg, E M ^a   Willams, S ^a   Martin, D A ^a   Pastorek, J J ^a   Wenthold, L ^a   Cammarata, C ^a   Sommers, P ^a   Carev, J C ^a   Rettig, P J ^a   Wilkerson, R ^a   Krohn, M A ^a   Rao, A V ^a   Poole, W K ^a   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida; Cohort study; Epidemiology; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS;

EID: 0031938872     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)80028-8     Document Type: Article

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