Bacterial vaginosis increases in pessary users

International Urogynecology Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 219-223

  Alnaif, B ^a   Drutz, H P ^b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Historical cohort study; Pessary; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BODY WEIGHT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARITY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDUAL URINE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THYROID DISEASE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; URINE VOLUME; UTERUS PROLAPSE; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINA PESSARY; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0033828166     PISSN: 09373462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00004026     Document Type: Article

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