Detection of chronic endometritis by diagnostic hysteroscopy in asymptomatic infertile patients

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 205-210

  Polisseni, Fernanda ^a   Bambirra, Eduardo A ^a   Camargos, Aroldo F ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Endometritis; Hysteroscopy; Infertility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM BIOPSY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTEROSCOPY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTEROSCOPY; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0042072988     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000072075     Document Type: Article

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