Midpregnancy genitourinary tract infection with Chlamydia trachomatis: Association with subsequent preterm delivery in women with bacterial vaginosis and Trichomonas vaginalis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 493-500

  Andrews, William W ^a   Klebanoff, Mark A ^b   Thom, Elizabeth A ^c   Hauth, John C ^a   Carey, J Christopher ^d   Meis, Paul J ^e   Caritis, Steve N ^f   Leveno, Kenneth J ^g   Wapner, Ronald J ^h   Varner, Michael W ⁱ   Iams, J D ^j   Moawad, Atef ^k   Miodovnik, Menachem ^l   Sibai, Baha ^m   Dombrowski, Mitchell ⁿ   Langer, Oded ^o   O'Sullivan, Mary J ^p  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

ⁿ WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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Author keywords

Chlamydia; Low birth weight; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VAGINITIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGASE CHAIN REACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 31844444488     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.08.054     Document Type: Article

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