Comparison of main lactobacillus species between healthy women and women with bacterial vaginosis

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 2748-2751

  Yan, Dong Hui ^a   Lü, Zhi ^a   Su, Jian Rong ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Gardnerella vaginalis; Lactobacillus; Vaginal smears

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS GASSERI; LACTOBACILLUS INERS; LACTOBACILLUS JENSENII; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MIDDLE AGED; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 73449145609     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.22.014     Document Type: Article

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