Preterm labor and bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria among urban women

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-134

  Nelson, Deborah B ^a,b   Hanlon, Alexandra ^a   Hassan, Sarmina ^b   Britto, Johnson ^a   Geifman Holtzman, Osnat ^b   Haggerty, Catherine ^c   Fredricks, David N ^d  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Gardnerella vaginalis; Lactobacillus crispatus; Spontaneous preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS CRISPATUS; MEGASPHAERA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; URBAN POPULATION; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; VAGINAL SMEARS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 59449084683     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2009.026     Document Type: Article

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