Open AccessChlamydial Lower Genital Tract Infection and Spontaneous Abortion
Author(s) -
J. Sozio,
Roberta B. Ness
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1098-0997
pISSN - 1064-7449
DOI - 10.1155/s1064744998000039
Subject(s) - abortion , chlamydia trachomatis , medicine , ligase chain reaction , obstetrics , odds ratio , chlamydia , confidence interval , gynecology , pregnancy , genital tract , sex organ , immunology , physiology , biology , polymerase chain reaction , biochemistry , genetics , multiplex polymerase chain reaction , gene
Objective: Few previous studies have examined the role that acute Chlamydia trachomatis lowergenital tract infection plays in the development of spontaneous abortion. This study evaluatedcervical C. trachomatis infections among 52 women experiencing spontaneous abortion and 59controls