Relationship of bacterial vaginosis and mycoplasmas to the risk of spontaneous abortion

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 431-437

  Donders, Gilbert G ^a   Van Bulck, Ben ^b   Caudron, Jos ^d   Londers, Lieven ^d   Vereecken, Annie ^c   Spitz, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Erasmus Hospital   (Belgium)

^c Clinical Laboratory Klinipath

^d Department of Surgery   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Early pregnancy loss; Mycoplasmas; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS WASTAGE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0033836387     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.105738     Document Type: Article

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