Association of bactericidal activity of genital tract secretions with Escherichia coli colonization in pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 207, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 297.e1-297.e8

  Ghartey, Jeny P ^a   Carpenter, Colleen ^a   Gialanella, Philip ^a   Rising, Charlotte ^a   McAndrew, Thomas C ^a   Mhatre, Mohak ^a   Tugetman, Jessica ^a   Einstein, Mark H ^a   Chazotte, Cynthia ^a   Herold, Betsy C ^a,b  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cytokines chemokines; defensins; Escherichia coli; pregnancy; soluble mucosal immunity in genital tract

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN 2; BETA DEFENSIN 3; GESTAGEN; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 8; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NONHUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; VAGINA RING; VAGINAL SECRETION;

EID: 84866932035     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.07.025     Document Type: Article

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