The prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in pregnant Thai women

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 86, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Chotnopparatpattara, Pichai ^a   Limpongsanurak, Sompop ^a   Wongprechasawas, Adisorn ^b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Health Promotion Center Region 6   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Chlamydia Trachomatis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; THAILAND; UTERINE CERVICITIS; UTERINE CERVIX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; THAILAND;

EID: 0041429587     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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