Relationship of bacterial vaginosis and mycoplasmas to the risk of spontaneous abortion
Relationship of bacterial vaginosis and mycoplasmas to the risk of spontaneous abortion
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DOI:
10.1067/mob.2000.105738
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发表时间:
2000-08-01
影响因子:
9.8
通讯作者:
Spitz, B
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作者:
Donders, GGG;Van Bulck, B;Spitz, B
OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to investigate a possible link between first-trimester diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis and cessation of pregnancy at less than or equal to 20 weeks' gestation.STUDY DESIGN: Women (n = 228) who received routine prenatal care in Flanders, Belgium, during the first trimester (14 weeks' gestation) and had a living singleton fetus were examined for microbiologic flora of the vagina. Bacterial vaginosis was assessed either clinically (Amsel et at criteria), microscopically (clue cells), or by culture of bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria. Data were analyzed univariately (relative risk) and multivariately.RESULTS: The presence of bacterial vaginosis at the first prenatal visit was strongly associated with subsequent early pregnancy loss (relative risk, 5.4; 95% confidence interval, 2.5-11). After multivariate analysis bacterial vaginosis, Mycoplasma hominis, and Ureaplasma urealyticum but not other microorganisms remained associated with an increased risk of miscarriage.CONCLUSION: Bacterial vaginosis and mycoplasmas may play causative roles in spontaneous abortion and early pregnancy loss.