Chlamydia trachomatis and placental inflammation in early preterm delivery

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 421-428

  Rours, G Ingrid J G ^a   De Krijger, Ronald R ^b   Ott, Alewijn ^c   Willemse, Hendrina F M ^a   De Groot, Ronald ^d   Zimmermann, Luc J I ^e   Kornelisse, Renee F ^a   Verbrugh, Henri A ^a   Verkooijen, Roel P ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b JOSEPHINE NEFKENS INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c Laboratory for Infectious Diseases   (Netherlands)

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Placental inflammation; Pregnancy; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PARITY; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLACENTITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE LABOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; COHORT STUDIES; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLAMMATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREMATURE BIRTH; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79959722025     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-011-9569-2     Document Type: Article

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