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Research Article

Distribution and perinatal transmission of bacterial vaginal infections in pregnant women without vaginal symptoms

Ho-Suap Hahn From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Ki-Heon Lee From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Yu-Jin Koo From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Soon-Gyu Kim From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jee Eun RheeDivision of AIDS, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Korea National Institute of Health, Seoul, Korea
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Moon Young Kim From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Soo-Jin HwangLaboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jae Ho LeeLaboratory of Molecular Oncology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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In-Ho Lee From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Kyung-Taek Lim From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Jae-Uk Shim From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Tae-Jin Kim From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheil General Hospital and Women's Healthcare Center, Kwandong University College of Medicine, Seoul, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 348-353 | Received 25 Jul 2013, Accepted 19 Dec 2013, Published online: 20 Feb 2014

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