Efficacy of cytology for the diagnosis of chlamydia trachomatis in pregnant women

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 337-340

  de Mesquita Cornetta, Maria da Conceição ^a,c   da Silveira Gonçalves, Ana Katherine ^a   Bertini, Anna Maria ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

And cervical cytology; Chlamydia trachomatis; Infection; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PARITY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 33947405120     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702006000500007     Document Type: Article

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