Quantitative microbiologic models for preterm delivery

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1073-1079

  Onderdonk, Andrew B ^a,b   Lee, Mei Ling ^a   Lieberman, Ellice ^a   Delaney, Mary L ^a   Tuomala, Ruth E ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTEROIDES; CHLAMYDIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT WELFARE; INFECTION RISK; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; UREAPLASMA; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA FLORA;

BACTERIA; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; VAGINA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; CHLAMYDIA; GARDNERELLA; UREAPLASMA;

EID: 0037338237     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.3.1073-1079.2003     Document Type: Article

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