Subtle perturbations of genital microflora alter mucosal immunity among low-risk pregnant women

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 510-515

  Anderson, Brenna L ^a,c   Cu Uvin, Susan ^a   Raker, Christina A ^a   Fitzsimmons, Christine ^a   Hillier, Sharon L ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cytokines; Genital immunity; vaginal flora

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; SECRETORY LEUKOCYTE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA INFECTION; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINA FLORA;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CYTOKINES; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GRAM-NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC STRAIGHT, CURVED, AND HELICAL RODS; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; LACTOBACILLUS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; PREGNANCY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 79955065437     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2011.01082.x     Document Type: Article

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