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Open Access
01-05-2014 | ePoster presentation
Lower genital tract infections during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a hospital based observational cohort study
Authors:
Chaitanya Tellapragada, KE Vandana, Parvati V Bhat, Chythra Rao, Asha Kamath, Satheesha Nayak, V Shashidhar, Shashidhar Acharya, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay
Published in:
BMC Infectious Diseases
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Special Issue 3/2014
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Excerpt
Maternal lower genital tract during pregnancy is a complex niche of microbes that normally inhabit or cause infections in few instances. Association of various microbial flora and adverse pregnancy outcomes is being increasingly explored. The study was aimed to determine the prevalence of lower genital tract infections (LGTI) among pregnant women and to determine the common etiologies of LGTI and their association with adverse pregnancy outcomes, Pre term birth (PTB) and Low birth weight (LBW). …