Are racial differences in vaginal pH explained by vaginal flora?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 747-750

  Fiscella, Kevin ^a   Klebanoff, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Bacterial vaginosis; Vaginal pH

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEGRO; PH; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINA; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENTIAN VIOLET; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PHENAZINES; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 4644295946     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.03.032     Document Type: Article

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