Use of DNA hybridization to detect vaginal pathogens associated with bacterial vaginosis among asymptomatic pregnant women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 752-756

  Boggess, Kim A ^a,b   Trevett, Thomas N ^a   Madianos, Phoebus N ^b   Rabe, Lorna ^c   Hillier, Sharon L ^c   Beck, James ^b   Offenbacher, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Diagnosis; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTEROIDES; BACTEROIDES UREOLYTICUS; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GESTATION PERIOD; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MCNEMAR TEST; MOBILUNCUS CURTISII; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PREVOTELLA BIVIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VAGINITIS;

DNA; FEMALE; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 24344490313     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.01.068     Document Type: Article

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