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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2024-01-01
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Series: | Microbiology Spectrum |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02638-23 |