The prevalence of vaginal microorganisms in pregnant women with preterm labor and preterm birth

Annals of Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 194-200

  Choi, Seong Jin ^a   Park, Soon Deok ^a   Jang, In Ho ^a   Uh, Young ^a   Lee, Anna ^b  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b Seoul Medical Science Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Group B streptococcus; Mycoplasma hominis; Preterm birth; Preterm labor; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861415847     PISSN: 22343806     EISSN: 22343814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.3.194     Document Type: Article

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