Bacterial vaginosis in pregnant adolescents: proinflammatory cytokine and bacterial sialidase profile. Cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Bacterial vaginosis occurs frequently in pregnancy and increases susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections (STI). Considering that adolescents are disproportionally affected by STI, the aim of this study was to evaluate the cervicovaginal levels of interleuki...

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Main Authors: Carolina Sanitá Tafner Ferreira, Camila Marconi, Cristina Maria de Lima Garcia Parada, Marli Teresinha Cassamassimo Duarte, Ana Paula Oliveira Gonçalves, Marilza Vieira Cunha Rudge, Márcia Guimarães da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802015000600465&lng=en&tlng=en