UREAPLASMA-UREALYTICUM INFECTIONS IN THE PERINATAL-PERIOD

Authors
WANG EEL MATLOW AG OHLSSON A NELSON SC
Citation
Eel. Wang et al., UREAPLASMA-UREALYTICUM INFECTIONS IN THE PERINATAL-PERIOD, Clinics in perinatology, 24(1), 1997, pp. 91
Citations number
97
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Clinics in perinatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00955108
Volume
24
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-5108(1997)24:1<91:UIITP>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Ureaplasma urealyticum is a micro-organism that frequently is recovere d from the female lower genital tract. U. urealyticum recently has bee n Linked to peripartum infections in both mothers and neonates. A crit ical appraisal of the evidence linking this organism with various infe ctious syndromes is provided. Details of specimen type and handling an d culture methods for identifying the organism also are included.