Role of Bacterial Vaginosis in Peripartum Infections

Penny   Clark; Traci  Kurtzer; Patrick  Duff

doi:10.1155/S106474499400061X

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Jan 1994)

Role of Bacterial Vaginosis in Peripartum Infections

Penny Clark,
Traci Kurtzer,
Patrick Duff

Affiliations

Penny Clark: Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Florida, College of Medicine, P.O. Box 100294, Gainesville 32610-0294, FL, USA
Traci Kurtzer: Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Florida, College of Medicine, P.O. Box 100294, Gainesville 32610-0294, FL, USA
Patrick Duff: Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Florida, College of Medicine, P.O. Box 100294, Gainesville 32610-0294, FL, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/S106474499400061X
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 4
pp. 179 – 183

Abstract

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Objective: The purpose of this prospective investigation was to determine if the presence of bacterial vaginosis (BV) at the time of delivery was associated with the development of maternal and neonatal infection.

Published in Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

ISSN: 1064-7449 (Print); 1098-0997 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7281

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