Pathogens in maternal blood and fetal cord blood using Q-PCR assay

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 114-119

  Hou, Guang Qiong ^a   Chen, Sidney S ^a   Lee, Chan Ping ^b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cord blood; Pathogens; Q PCR; Term pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; MATERNAL BLOOD; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMATURE LABOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 33745911311     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1028-4559(09)60207-2     Document Type: Article

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