Microbial Analysis of Umbilical Cord Blood Reveals Novel Pathogens Associated with Stillbirth and Early Preterm Birth
ABSTRACT Stillbirths account for half of all perinatal mortality, but the underlying cause of a significant portion of the cases remains unknown. We set out to test the potential role and extent of microbial infection in stillbirth through a case-control analysis of fetal cord blood collected from t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2022-10-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.02036-22 |