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Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology
; (12)2000.
Artículo
en Chino
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| ID: wpr-517893
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AIM: To assess the relationship between ureaplasma urealyticum (UU) infection, vertical transmission pathway and diseases in neonates.METHODS: Specimens of amniotic fluid and cervical swabs from 30 women at delivery, and nasopharynx and urinary mouth secretions from 161 neonates were cultured for UU. RESULTS: The UU positive rate of 30 women at delivery and 8 neonates from puerperas with UU infection were 26.67% and 62.7%, respectively. The detective rate of UU in normal neonates (26 of 130, 20%) was significantly lower than that in sick neonates (14 of 31, 46%) ( P