A high Nugent score but not a positive culture for genital mycoplasmas is a risk factor for spontaneous preterm birth

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 212-217

  Lee, Si Eun ^a   Romero, Roberto ^a   Kim, Eui Chong ^b   Yoon, Bo Hyun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b DHHS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Genital mycoplasmas; Mycoplasma hominis; Nugent score; Prematurity; Preterm birth; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SPONTANEOUS PRETERM BIRTH; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOPLASMOSIS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UREAPLASMA INFECTION; VAGINA;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UREAPLASMA INFECTIONS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 67650496030     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050802616994     Document Type: Article

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