Bacterial etiology for chronic villitis is not supported by polymerase chain reaction for 16S rRNA DNA

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 647-653

  Ernst, Linda M ^a   Crouch, Jill ^b   Rinder, Henry ^b   Howe, John Greg ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial infections; Endometritis; Placental diseases; Polymerase chain reaction; Villitis

Indexed keywords

DNA 16S; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; PARAFFIN; PROTEINASE K; RNA 16S;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHRONIC VILLITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DNA EXTRACTION; ENDOMETRIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTA; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLACENTA VILLUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHORIONIC VILLI; DNA; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA DISEASES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 29244432189     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10024-005-0412-1     Document Type: Article

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