Eikenella corrodens chorioamnionitis: modes of infection?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 200, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Jadhav, Ashwin R ^a   Belfort, Michael A ^b   Dildy III, Gary A ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b St Mark's Hospital Salt Lake City   (United States)

Author keywords

chorioamnionitis; Eikenella corrodens; oral intercourse; tongue piercing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BODY PIERCING; CASE REPORT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; EIKENELLA CORRODENS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TONGUE; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY PIERCING; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; EIKENELLA CORRODENS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 64249168270     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.10.053     Document Type: Article

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