title: Bacterial infections--the cause of preterm delivery.
abstract: Within diagnostic procedures protocols in preterm delivery, the objective of the study was to examine bacterial causes of preterm deliveries in relation to term deliveries. The study included 106 patients delivered before term (24 to 37 weeks of gestation) and 126 patients with term delivery after 37 to 42 weeks of gestation. Bacterial analysis included hospital material: cervix smear in patients before the delivery and protective and functional fetal elements.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gojnic
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pervulov
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Boskovic
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fazlagic
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mostic
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stefanovic
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vidakovic
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000382:microbiology*; D011513:Proteus mirabilis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D034363:Viridans Streptococci / Q000302:isolation & purification