The role of bacterial vaginosis, aerobic vaginitis, abnormal vaginal flora and the risk of preterm birth

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 120-121

  Donders, G ^a  

^a Regional Hospital Heilig Hart   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; CYTOKINE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; AEROBIC VAGINITIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ATOPOBIUM VAGINAE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINITIS;

EID: 72149091245     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02405.x     Document Type: Letter

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