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Science 24 July 1981:
Vol. 213. no. 4506, pp. 474 - 475
DOI: 10.1126/science.7244646
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Science, Vol 213, Issue 4506, 474-475
Copyright © 1981 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Ureaplasma urealyticum incriminated in perinatal morbidity and mortality

RB Kundsin, SG Driscoll, and PA Pelletier

Perinatal morbidity and mortality are associated with colonization of the chorionic surface of the placenta by Ureaplasma urealyticum or Mycoplasma hominis or both. These organisms are more strongly associated with unfavourable gestational outcome than group B streptococci. Chlamydia trachomatis does not appear to be important in the etiology of reproductive casualties. The mechanisms linking the mycoplasmas to perinatal disorders and death are not clear but merit investigation.


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