Antimicrobial components of vaginal fluid

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 561-568

  Valore, Erika V ^a   Park, Christina H ^a   Igreti, Sorina L ^a   Ganz, Tomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial polypeptides; Lactic acid; Vaginal microflora

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FILTRATION; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS JOHNSONII; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TAMPON; VAGINA SECRETION;

EID: 0036740636     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.125280     Document Type: Article

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