Modulation of vaginal immune response among pregnant women with bacterial vaginosis by Trichomonas vaginalis, Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and yeast

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133.e1-133.e7

  Cauci, Sabina ^a   Culhane, Jennifer Flatow ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adverse pregnancy outcome; bacterial vaginosis; interleukin 1 ; interleukin 8; prolidase; sialidase; Trichomonas vaginalis; vaginal neutrophils

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 8; PROLINE DIPEPTIDASE; SIALIDASE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INNATE IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS; YEAST;

EID: 33846906541     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.08.033     Document Type: Article

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