Cervical Lactobacillus and leukocyte infiltration in preterm premature rupture of membranes

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 175-182

  Silva, M G ^a   Peracoli J C ^a   Sadatsune, T ^a   Abreu, E S ^a   Peracoli M T S ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chorioamnionitis; Gram stain; Premature rupture of membranes

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL COUNT; CELL INFILTRATION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GRAM STAINING; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LACTOBACILLUS; LEUKOCYTE; MICROORGANISM; MICROSCOPY; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; VAGINA FLORA;

EID: 0037403525     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00043-2     Document Type: Article

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