Intravaginal bacterial flora in patients with uterine cervical cancer. High incidence of detection of Gardnerella vaginalis

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 82-85

  Mikamo, Hiroshige ^a   Sato, Yasumasa ^a   Hayasaki, Yoh ^a   Kawazoe, Kyoko ^b   Izumi, Koji ^c   Ito, Kunihiko ^d   Yamada, Yoshitaka ^e   Tamaya, Teruhiko ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ibi General Hospital   (Japan)

^c Gihoku General Hospital   (Japan)

^d Gifu Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^e GIFU PREFECTURAL GIFU HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis (BV); Cervical cancer; Gardnerella vaginalis; Vaginal flora

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MOBILUNCUS; NONHUMAN; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0033026894     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101560050013     Document Type: Article

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