Efficacy of an acidic vaginal gel on vaginal pH and interleukin-6 levels in low-risk pregnant women: A double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 198-201

  Paternoster, D M ^a   Tudor, L ^a   Milani, M ^b   Maggino, T ^c   Ambrosini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b R and D Mipharm   (Italy)

^c Mirano Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acidic vaginal gel; Interleukin 6; pH; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; INTERLEUKIN 6; PLACEBO;

ACIDITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GEL; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARALLEL DESIGN; PH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VAGINA; VAGINA PH;

ACIDS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BUFFERS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINA; VAGINAL CREAMS, FOAMS, AND JELLIES;

EID: 2542486539     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050410001668310     Document Type: Article

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