Bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women in burkina faso

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 985-989

  Kirakoya Samadoulougou, Fati ^a,c,e   Nagot, Nicolas ^b,c   Defer, Marie Christine ^c   Yaro, Seydou ^c   Meda, Nicolas ^c,d   Robert, Annie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c Centre Muraz   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^e Clos Chapelleaux Champs ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; POLYGAMY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; VAGINITIS; BURKINA FASO; GENITAL HERPES; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; BURKINA FASO; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58849140521     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181844f22     Document Type: Article

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