Longitudinal trajectory of bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 431.e1-431.e5

  Waters, Thaddeus P ^a   Denney, Jeff M ^b   Mathew, Leny ^b   Goldenberg, Robert L ^b   Culhane, Jennifer F ^b  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bacterial vaginosis; longitudinal studies; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTEROIDES; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILUNCUS; MORPHOTYPE; NUGENT SCORE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VAGINA SECRETION; VAGINITIS;

EID: 52949129163     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.06.061     Document Type: Article

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