Cervical bacterial colonization in women with preterm labor or premature rupture of membranes;Colonização bacteriana do canal cervical em gestantes com trabalho de parto prematuro ou ruptura prematura de membranas

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetricia

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 393-399

  Lajos, Giuliane Jesus ^a,b   Passini Jr , Renato ^a   Nomura, Marcelo Luís ^a   Amaral, Eliana ^a   Pereira, Belmiro Gonçalves ^a   Milanez, Helaine ^a   Parpinelli, Mary Ângela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Cidade Universitaria   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fetal membranes; Infectious Streptococcus agalactiae; Obstetric labor; Pregnancy complications; Premature; Premature rupture

Indexed keywords

EID: 54949115477     PISSN: 01007203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-72032008000800004     Document Type: Article

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