title: [Bacterial vaginosis and pregnancy].
abstract: Premature rupture of membranes (PROM) occurs in approximately 5-10% of all pregnancies and is implicated in approximately one third of preterm births. PROM is associated with increased risks of perinatal as well as maternal morbidity and mortality at every gestational age. Much information suggest that the presence of bacterial vaginosis may be implicated in the occurrence of PROM and subsequent preterm delivery in significant numbers of pregnant women. We will briefly review clinical and pathophysiologic information linking bacterial vaginosis and PROM.
authors.affiliation: I Istituto di Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Cattedra di Ginecologia e Ostetricia, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Canova
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caputo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciardo
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stragapede
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005322:Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*