Post-abortion endometritis-myometritis and HIV infection

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 729-732

  Okong, P ^a,b   Biryahwaho, B ^c   Bergstrom S ^b  

^a Nsambya Hospital   (Uganda)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Abortion; Endometritis; HIV; Risk factors; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOMETRITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS ABSCESS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEPTICEMIA; SEROPREVALENCE; UGANDA; URBAN AREA;

ABORTION, INCOMPLETE; ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENDOMETRITIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; PELVIS; PERITONITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 0036839652     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646202320753664     Document Type: Article

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