Effects of Pregnancy and Bacterial Vaginosis on Proinflammatory Cytokine and Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor Concentrations in Vaginal Secretions

We compared vaginal proinflammatory cytokine and secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) concentrations among pregnant and nonpregnant women according to bacterial vaginosis (BV) status. One-hundred and twenty-two women at 12–20 weeks' gestation and 133 nonpregnant controls had vaginal co...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Balkus, Kathy Agnew, Richard Lawler, Caroline Mitchell, Jane Hitti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Pregnancy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/385981
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