The Preterm Prediction Study: Cervical lactoferrin concentration, other markers of lower genital tract infection, and preterm birth

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 631-635

  Goldenberg, Robert L ^a   Andrews, W W ^a   Guerrant, R L ^b   Newman, Mercy ^b   Mercer, Brian ^c   Iams, Jay ^d   Meis, Paul ^e   Moawad, Atef ^f   Das, Anita ^g   VanDorsten, J Peter ^h   Caritis, Steve N ⁱ   Thurnau, Gary ^j   Bottoms, Sidney ^k   Miodovnik, Menachem ^l   McNellis, Donald ^m   Roberts, James M ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^g GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^k WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^m EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

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Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Interleukin 6; Lactoferrin; Prematurity; Sialidase

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; LACTOFERRIN; SIALIDASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0034030883     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.104211     Document Type: Article

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