Few microorganisms associated with bacterial vaginosis may constitute the pathologic core: A population-based microbiologic study among 3596 pregnant women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 580-587

  Thorsen, P ^a   Jensen, I P ^a   Jeune, B ^a   Ebbesen, N ^a   Arpi, M ^a   Bremmelgaard, A ^a   Moller, B R ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Genital tract; Microbiology; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0031980368     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70442-9     Document Type: Article

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