The International Infections in Pregnancy (IIP) study: Variations in the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and distribution of morphotypes in vaginal smears among pregnant women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1198-1204

  Tolosa, Jorge E ^a   Chaithongwongwatthana, Surasith ^b   Daly, Sean ^c   Maw, Win Win ^d   Gaitán, Hernando ^e   Lumbiganon, Pisake ^f   Festin, Mario ^g   Chipato, Tsungai ^h   Sauvarin, Josephine ⁱ   Goldenberg, Robert L ^j   Andrews, William W ^j   Whitney, Cynthia G ^k  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c Pathology Research Laboratory   (Ireland)

^d Institute of Medicine   (Myanmar)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^f KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^g UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^h UNIV OF ZIMBABWE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Zimbabwe)

ⁱ POPULATION COUNCIL   (Thailand)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^k NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

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Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; International; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILUNCUS; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADULT; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LACTOBACILLUS; MOBILUNCUS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; VAGINAL SMEARS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33750983056     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.08.016     Document Type: Article

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