Is Ureaplasma spp. the leading causative agent of acute chorioamnionitis in women with preterm birth?
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منابع مشابه
The common vaginal commensal bacterium Ureaplasma parvum is associated with chorioamnionitis in extreme preterm labor.
OBJECTIVE To assess the association of vaginal commensal and low-grade pathogenic bacteria including Ureaplasma parvum, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Group B streptococcus (GBS), and Gardnerella vaginalis, in women who delivered preterm at less than 37-week gestation in the presence or absence of inflammation of the chorioamnionitic membranes. METHODS A ca...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Microbiology and Infection
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1198-743X
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2016.10.010