The Role of Genital Mycoplasmas in Preterm Labor

Background: Growth of Mycoplasma in genital tract can cause problems such as infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and preterm labor. This study was designed to evaluate the role of these bacteria in preterm labor among individuals in Gorgan city which is located in north of Iran. Methods:...

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Veröffentlicht in:Faṣlnāmah-i pizishkī-i bārvar va nābārvar 2022-04, Vol.23 (2), p.114-119
Hauptverfasser: Alinezhad, Saber, Bakhshandehnosrat, Sepideh, Baniaghil, Assieh Sadat, Livani, Sedigheh, Bazouri, Masoud, Shafipour, Maryam, Behnampour, Nasser, Ghaemi, Ezzat Allah
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Zusammenfassung:Background: Growth of Mycoplasma in genital tract can cause problems such as infertility, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), and preterm labor. This study was designed to evaluate the role of these bacteria in preterm labor among individuals in Gorgan city which is located in north of Iran. Methods: The study included 100 women with complaints of pain in preterm labor before 37 weeks of pregnancy (case group) and 100 women with term labor (control group) who were referred to Shahid Sayyad Shirazi Teaching Hospital in Gorgan city, north of Iran. Vaginal swabs, collected from all of these women, were evaluated for genital Mycoplasma sp. by molecular method using specific primers with polymerization chain reaction (PCR). The comparison of results was done by conducting [X.sup.2] and p
ISSN:2228-5482
1726-7536
2251-676X
DOI:10.18502/jri.v23i2.8996