Variation in nugent score and leukocyte count in fluid collected from different vaginal sites

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 120-123

  Culhane, Jennifer F ^a   Desanto, Davide ^b   Goldenberg, Robert L ^b   McCollum, Kelly F ^b   King, Felicia ^b   Guaschino, Secondo ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VAGINA; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; VAGINAL DISCHARGE; VAGINAL SMEARS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 13244298991     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000147842.69832.7d     Document Type: Article

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