MBL2 genetic screening in patients with recurrent vaginal infections

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 146-151

  Milanese, Michele ^a   Segat, Ludovica ^a   De Seta, Francesco ^a   Pirulli, Doroti ^a   Fabris, Annalisa ^a   Morgutti, Marcello ^a   Crovella, Sergio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Innate immunity; MBL2; Melting temperature assay; Vulvovaginal candidiasis

Indexed keywords

MANNOSE BINDING LECTIN 2; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SCREENING; GENOTYPE; GONORRHEA; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; DNA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTIN; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 38349057892     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2007.00549.x     Document Type: Article

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