Effect of clindamycin treatment on vaginal inflammatory markers in pregnant women with bacterial vaginosis and a positive fetal fibronectin test

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-146

  Diaz Cueto, Laura ^a   Dominguez Lopez, Pablo ^a   Tena Alavez, Gilberto ^a   Cuica Flores, Adrian ^a   Rosales Ortiz, Sergio ^a   Arechavaleta Velasco, Fabian ^a  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Clindamycin; Cytokines; Matrix metalloproteinase 8

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CLINDAMYCIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; NEUTROPHIL COLLAGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FETAL FIBRONECTIN TEST; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VAGINA; VAGINA SECRETION; VAGINITIS;

EID: 70449535544     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.06.015     Document Type: Article

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