Molecular investigation of menstrual tissue for the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis collected by women with a history of infertility

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 237-242

  Michou, I Vassiliki ^a,b   Constantoulakis, Pantelis ^a   Makarounis, Kostantinos ^a   Georgoulias, Giorgos ^a   Kapetanios, Vassilis ^a   Tsilivakos, Vassilis ^a  

^a Locus Medicus Laboratory   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Infertility; Menstrual tissue; Mycoplasma hominis; Sexually transmitted infection; Ureaplasma urealyticum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENSTRUATION; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION SYSTEM; PREVALENCE; SCREENING; UREAPLASMA INFECTION; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; VAGINAL SECRETION;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; INFERTILITY; MENSTRUAL TISSUE; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM;

ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MENSTRUATION; MOLECULAR TYPING; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; UREAPLASMA INFECTIONS; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINA;

EID: 84897043035     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jog.12165     Document Type: Article

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