A study of prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women with first trimester pregnancy losses

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 133-136

  Avasthi, Kumkum ^a   Garg, Tamanna ^a   Gupta, Shweta ^a   Grewal, R K ^a   Ram, Shobha ^a  

^a DMC and H ^*

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Ectopic pregnancy; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CELL INCLUSION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SMEAR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; URINALYSIS;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0037908964     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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