Sexual intercourse association with asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis and Trichomonas vaginalis treatment in relationship to preterm birth

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 187, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1277-1282

  Berghella, Vincenzo ^a   Klebanoff, Mark ^b   McPherson, Cora ^b   Carey, J Christopher ^c   Hauth, John C ^d   Ernest, J M ^e   Heine, R Phillip ^f   Wapner, Ronald J ^g   Trout, Wayne ^h   Moawad, Atef ⁱ   Leveno, Kenneth J ^j   Miodovnik, Menachem ^k   Sibai, Baha M ^l   Van Dorsten, J Peter ^m   Dombrowski, Mitchell P ⁿ   O'Sullivan, Mary J ^o   Varner, Michael ^p   Langer, Oded ^q  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^g DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^k Columbia Univ Coll of Phys/Surg ^*  (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^m MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

ⁿ WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^q NONE

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Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Preterm birth; Sex; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0036856112     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.127134     Document Type: Conference Paper

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