Co-occurrence of urogenital mycoplasmas and group B streptococci with chlamydial cervicitis

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 253-255

  Friedek, Daniela ^a   Ekiel, Alicja ^a   Romanik, Małgorzata ^a   Chelmicki, Zbigniew ^c   Wiechula, Barbara ^a   Wilk, Iwona ^a   Józwiak, Jarosław ^b   Martirosian, Gayane ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cervicitis; Chlamydia trachomatis; Ectopia; GBS; Urogenital mycoplasmas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MONITORING; ECTOPIC TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; UTERINE CERVICITIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMATALES; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS SP. 'GROUP B'; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 25844470286     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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