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- Title
Maternal genital colonization with Ureaplasma urealyticum promotes preterm delivery: association of the respiratory colonization of premature infants with chronic lung disease and increased mortality.
- Authors
Kafetzis, Dimitris A; Skevaki, Chrysanthi L; Skouteri, Vassiliki; Gavrili, Stavroula; Peppa, Katerina; Kostalos, Christos; Petrochilou, Vassiliki; Michalas, Stellios
- Abstract
Infection of the chorioamnion with Ureaplasma urealyticum has been associated with low birth weight. Respiratory tract colonization in preterm infants has been associated with the development of chronic lung disease (CLD). The purpose of the present study was to determine the frequency of colonization of the mother's vagina and the preterm infant's respiratory tract and to associate U. urealyticum with premature birth and with development of CLD in the newborn.
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2004, Vol 39, Issue 8, p1113
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1086/424505