Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in Thai pregnant women with preterm labor in Siriraj hospital.
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in English
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| ID: sea-42579
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To study the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in pregnant women with preterm labor in Siriraj hospital. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
A cross-sectional study of 158 pregnant women with suspected preterm labor was performed between January and July 2005. The subjects enrolled in the present study were between 28+0 and 36+6 menstrual weeks. BV blue test was performed on the vaginal fluid collected from lower one- third of vagina.RESULTS:
The prevalence of BV in women in the preterm labor group was 25.8% compared to 14.1% in the preterm contraction group (p = 0.07).CONCLUSION:
Compared with preterm contractions a higher prevalence of BV was found in the pregnant women with preterm labor. Given that a quarter of pregnant women with preterm labor tested positive for BV, it might be appropriate to perform this test in the triage setting.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
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Thailand
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
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Prevalence
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Vaginosis, Bacterial
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Adult
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Obstetric Labor, Premature
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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