Emerging role of Chlamydia and Chlamydia-like organisms in adverse pregnancy outcomes

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-76

  Baud, David ^a,b   Regan, Lesley ^b   Greub, Gilbert ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abortion; Chlamydiaceae; Chlamydiales; Chorioamnionitis; Parachlamydiaceae; Pregnancy loss; Waddliaceae; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA; CHLAMYDOPHILA ABORTUS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CRIBLAMYDIA SEQUANENSIS; FETUS DEATH; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; NEOCHLAMYDIA HARTMANELLAE; NONHUMAN; PARACHLAMYDIA ACANTHAMOEBAE; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PROTOCHLAMYDIA AMOEBOPHILA; REVIEW; RHABDOCHLAMYDIA CRASSIFICANS; SEROLOGY; SIMKANIA NEGEVENSIS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; WADDLIACEAE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHLAMYDIACEAE INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIALES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 38149000910     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e3282f3e6a5     Document Type: Review

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