Bacterial, viral and fungal genital tract infections in Palestinian pregnant women in Gaza, Palestine

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-142

  Lubbad, A M ^a   Al Hindi, Adnan I ^a  

^a ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF GAZA   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Chlamydia trachomatis; Gaza; Human papilloma virus; Pregnancy; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MYCOSIS; PALESTINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UTERINE CERVICITIS; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS INFECTION; WART VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARABS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 34848816501     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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