First trimester “clean catch” urine and vaginal swab sample distinct microbiological niches

ABSTRACT Untreated asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Thus, routine screening by standard urine culture (SUC) and treatment of ASB are currently recommended for all pregnant women. However, SUC often misses microbes detected by expanded quantitative u...

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Main Authors: Juliana Sung, Peter Larsen, Thomas M. Halverson, Thaddeus P. Waters, Jean R. Goodman, Alan J. Wolfe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-01-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02638-23