Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium in early pregnancy and relationship between its presence and pregnancy outcome

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1464-1467

  Oakeshott, Pippa ^a   Hay, Phillip ^a   Taylor Robinson, David ^b   Hay, Sima ^a   Dohn, Birthe ^c   Kerry, Sally ^a   Jensen, Jorgen S ^c  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NEGRO; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; URINALYSIS; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREVALENCE; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 10844264570     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2004.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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