Chlamydia trachomatis infection during pregnancy and the risk of preterm birth: A case-control study

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 465-469

  Silveira, M F ^a   Ghanem, K G ^b   Erbelding, E J ^b   Burke, A E ^c   Johnson, H L ^d   Singh, R H ^c   Zenilman, J M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

^b Institute for Cell Engineering   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Genital infections; Pregnancy; Premature birth; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILDBIRTH; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650133953     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008388     Document Type: Article

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