Genital mycoplasmas among pregnant women in Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa: Prevalence and risk factors

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 599-602

  Faye Kette H ^a   La Ruche, G ^b   Ali Napo, L ^a   Dosso, M ^a   Messou, N ^c   Viho, I ^d   Msellati, P ^d  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b National AIDS Control Program   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c Department of Gynaecology and Obstetric   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^d ORTOM Petit Bassam   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Africa; Mycoplasmas; Pregnant women; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICA; AGE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COTE D'IVOIRE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; UREAPLASMA INFECTIONS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 0033824916     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462001916452     Document Type: Article

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