Periodontal bacteria in the genital tract: Are they related to adverse pregnancy outcome?

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 931-939

  Cassini, M A ^a   Pilloni, A ^a   Condo S G ^b   Vitali, L A ^c   Pasquantonio, G ^b   Cerroni, Loredana ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Low birth weight; Periodontal bacteria; Preterm birth; Treponema denticola; Vaginal bacteria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; AGGREGATIBAETER AETINOMYEETEMEOMITANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; GENITAL SYSTEM; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUTH FLORA; MOUTH PLAQUE; NONHUMAN; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TANNERELLA FORSYTHENSIS; THROAT CULTURE; TREPONEMA; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VAGINA FLORA; ADVERSE OUTCOME; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PERIODONTITIS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; TANNERELLA FORSYTHIA; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; BACTERIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PERIODONTIUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VAGINA;

EID: 84893167338     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463201302600411     Document Type: Article

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