Association of bacterial vaginosis, Trichomonas vaginalis, and vaginal acidity with outcome of pregnancy

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 213-217

  Azargoon, Azam ^a   Darvishzadeh, Shohreh ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SEMNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Preterm labor birth; Preterm prelabor rupture of membrane; Trichomonas vaginalis; Vaginal pH

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACIDITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; RISK FACTOR; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; VAGINA;

EID: 33746466978     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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