Vaginal flora morphotypic profiles and assessment of bacterial vaginosis in women at risk for HIV infection

Infectious Disease in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 121-126

  Tohill, Beth C ^a   Heilig, Charles M ^a   Klein, Robert S ^b   Rompalo, Anne ^c   Cu Uvin, Susan ^d   Brown, William ^e   Duerr, Ann ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial Vaginosis; Gardnerella Vaginalis; Genital Infections; Gram Stain; Lactobacillus; Mobiluncus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LACTOBACILLUS; MOBILUNCUS; MORPHOTYPE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 11844258252     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10647440400020711     Document Type: Article

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