Molecular evidence of Ureaplasma urealyticum and ureaplasma parvum colonization in preterm infants during respiratory distress syndrome

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Cultrera, Rosario ^a   Seraceni, Silva ^a   Germani, Rossella ^b   Contini, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b RHO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; IBUPROFEN LYSINE; INDOMETACIN; NETILMICIN; OXYGEN; PORACTANT;

AMPLICON; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UREAPLASMA; UREAPLASMA PARVUM; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NASOPHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRACHEA; UREAPLASMA; UREAPLASMA INFECTIONS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

EID: 33845618964     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-6-166     Document Type: Article

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