Is there a correlation between bacterial vaginosis and preterm labour in women in the Otago region of New Zealand?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-229

  Lim, Kah Heng ^a,c   Brooks, Heather ^a   McDougal, Rebecca ^a,d   Burton, Jeremy ^b   Devenish, Celia ^c   De Silva, Thilinie ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Centre for Innovation   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^e Institute of Molecular Biosciences Massey University ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Cluster analysis; Gram's stain; Polymerase chain reaction; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS; ADULT; COMPLICATION; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 77953834133     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2010.01149.x     Document Type: Article

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