The role of mycoplasmas in pregnancy outcome

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 425-438

  Taylor Robinson, David ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bacterial vaginosis; ectopic pregnancy; Mycoplasma genitalium; Mycoplasma hominis; neonatal respiratory disease; post abortal fever; postpartum fever; preterm birth; preterm labour; stillbirth; treatment; Ureaplasma species

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; LINCOSAMIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PLACEBO; RIFAMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ABORTION; ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BARTHOLIN GLAND; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRITIS; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA FERMENTANS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NEWBORN DISEASE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; STILLBIRTH; TAXONOMY; UREAPLASMA; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINITIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN;

EID: 34249699570     PISSN: 15216934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2007.01.011     Document Type: Review

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