Biovar diversity of Ureaplasma urealyticum in amniotic fluid: Distribution, intrauterine inflammatory response and pregnancy outcomes

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 146-152

  Kim, Miha ^a   Kim, Gilja ^a   Romero, Roberto ^a   Shim, Soon Sup ^a   Kim, Eui Chong ^a   Yoon, Bo Hyun ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Biovars; Chorioamnionitis; Polymerase chain reaction; Prematurity; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; BIODIVERSITY; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METRITIS; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERLEUKIN-6; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; UREAPLASMA INFECTIONS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; UTERINE DISEASES;

EID: 0038066726     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2003.020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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