Subclinical iron deficiency is a strong predictor of bacterial vaginosis in early pregnancy

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Verstraelen, Hans ^a   Delanghe, Joris ^a   Roelens, Kristien ^a   Blot, Stijn ^a   Claeys, Geert ^a   Temmerman, Marleen ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 27244458929     PISSN: 14712334     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-5-55     Document Type: Article

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