title: Distribution of anaerobic bacteria among pregnant periodontitis patients who experience preterm delivery.
abstract: The preterm delivery of low-birth-weight (PLBW) infants remains a significant public health issue and a leading cause of neonatal death and of long-term neurodevelopmental disturbances and health problems. Epidemiological and immunological studies have suggested that periodontal disease may be an independent risk factor for PLBW. The incidence of periodontal disease during pregnancy has been found to be associated with a significantly lower birth weight for gestational age after adjustment for race, parity and baby gender. The present case-control study, carried out to examine the distribution of anaerobes in pregnant women with periodontitis who experienced preterm delivery, provides microbial evidence that maternal periodontal disease and the presence of key pathogens are significant contributors to the obstetric risk of preterm delivery.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, H-6701 Szeged, P.O. Box 427, Hungary.
authors.forename: Edit
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Urbán
authors.forename: Márta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Radnai
authors.forename: Tibor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Novák
authors.forename: István
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gorzó
authors.forename: Attila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pál
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nagy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D001724:Birth Weight; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000209:etiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D016037:Single-Blind Method