Procalcitonin in cervicovaginal secretion in pregnancies complicated by preterm labor - A preliminary report

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 177-181

  Torbé, Andrzej ^a   Czajka, Ryszard ^a  

^a Al Powstancow Wielkopolskich 72   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cervicovaginal secretion; Infection; Preterm labor; Procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 4444369570     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.12.031     Document Type: Article

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