Chlamydial infection in a high risk population: Association with vaginal flora patterns

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 285, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1013-1018

  Marconi, Camila ^a   Donders, Gilbert G G ^b   Martin, Laura F ^a   Ramos, Bruna R A ^a   Duarte, Marli T C ^a   Parada, Cristina M G L ^a   Tristão, Andrea R ^c   Silva, Márcia G ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Bauru State Hospital   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aerobic vaginitis; Bacterial vaginosis; Chlamydia trachomatis; PCR; Vaginal flora

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC VAGINITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRAZIL; CANDIDA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORPHOTYPE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX DISEASE; UTERINE CERVIX ECTOPY; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINA PAIN; VAGINITIS; WET MOUNT SMEAR; ADOLESCENT; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; VAGINA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; VAGINA; VAGINITIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863206308     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: 14320711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-011-2085-5     Document Type: Article

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