Vaginal polymorphonuclear leukocytes and bacterial vaginosis as markers for histologic endometritis among women without symptoms of pelvic inflammatory disease

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 318-323

  Yudin, Mark H ^a   Hillier, Sharon L ^a   Wiesenfeld, Harold C ^a   Krohn, Marijane A ^a   Amortegui, Antonio A ^a   Sweet, Richard L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Endometritis; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Predictors; Vaginal polymorphonuclear leukocytes

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPHIL; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0037327708     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.105     Document Type: Article

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