High prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium in women presenting for termination of pregnancy

Contraception

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 294-298

  Lawton, Beverley A ^a   Rose, Sally B ^a   Bromhead, Collette ^b   Gaitanos, Louise A ^b   MacDonald, E Jane ^c   Lund, Kim A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Aotea Pathology   (New Zealand)

^c Newtown Medical Centre   (New Zealand)

^d WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Females; Mycoplasma genitalium; PCR; Sexually transmitted infection; Termination of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NEW ZEALAND; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TRICHOMONAS; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS;

EID: 40649118916     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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