Parity and gestational age are associated with vaginal microbiota composition in term and late term pregnancies

Parity and gestational age are associated with vaginal microbiota composition in term and late term pregnancies

Summary: Background: Vaginal microbiota and its potential contribution to preterm birth is under intense research. However, only few studies have investigated the vaginal microbiota in later stages of pregnancy or at the onset of labour. Methods: We used 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to analyse...

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Main Authors: Kaisa Kervinen, Tiina Holster, Schahzad Saqib, Seppo Virtanen, Vedran Stefanovic, Leena Rahkonen, Pekka Nieminen, Anne Salonen, Ilkka Kalliala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Microbiota
Pregnancy
Nulliparous
Vagina
Gestational age
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396422002882

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