Vaginal and neonatal microbiota in pregnant women with preterm premature rupture of membranes and consecutive early onset neonatal sepsis

Abstract Background Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM), which is associated with vaginal dysbiosis, is responsible for up to one-third of all preterm births. Consecutive ascending colonization, infection, and inflammation may lead to relevant neonatal morbidity including early-onset neon...

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Main Authors: Luiz Gustavo dos Anjos Borges, Jana Pastuschek, Yvonne Heimann, Kristin Dawczynski, PEONS study group, Ekkehard Schleußner, Dietmar H. Pieper, Janine Zöllkau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-023-02805-x