Cervicovaginal microbiota and metabolome predict preterm birth risk in an ethnically diverse cohort

The syndrome of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) presents a challenge to mechanistic understanding, effective risk stratification, and clinical management. Individual associations between sPTB, self-reported ethnic ancestry, vaginal microbiota, metabolome, and innate immune response are known but no...

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Main Authors: Flavia Flaviani, Natasha L. Hezelgrave, Tokuwa Kanno, Erica M. Prosdocimi, Evonne Chin-Smith, Alexandra E. Ridout, Djuna K. von Maydell, Vikash Mistry, William G. Wade, Andrew H. Shennan, Konstantina Dimitrakopoulou, Paul T. Seed, A. James Mason, Rachel M. Tribe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Clinical investigation 2021-08-01
Series:JCI Insight
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.149257