Factors associated with absence of H2O2-producing Lactobacillus among women with bacterial vaginosis

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 191, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 924-929

  Beigi, Richard H ^a   Wiesenfeld, Harold C ^b,c   Hillier, Sharon L ^b,c   Straw, Tara ^b   Krohn, Marijane A ^b,c  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VAGINAL LAVAGE; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRRIGATION; LACTOBACILLUS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 14844327764     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/428288     Document Type: Article

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