Cervical Ureaplasma urealyticum colonization might be associated with increased incidence of preterm delivery in pregnant women without prophlogistic microorganisms on routine examination

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-21

  Mitsunari, Masahiro ^a   Yoshida, Souichi ^a   Deura, Imari ^a   Horie, Sayako ^a   Tsukihara, Satoru ^a   Harada, Tasuku ^a   Irie, Takashi ^a   Terakawa, Naoki ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Preterm delivery; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMATURE LABOR; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERVIX UTERI; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 14944384685     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2005.00246.x     Document Type: Article

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