The interaction between vaginal microbiota, cervical length, and vaginal progesterone treatment for preterm birth risk

BACKGROUND: Preterm birth is the primary cause of infant death worldwide. A short cervix in the second trimester of pregnancy is a risk factor for preterm birth. In specific patient cohorts, vaginal progesterone reduces this risk. Using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, we undertook a prospective study in w...

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Autores principales: Kindinger, Lindsay M., Bennett, Phillip R., Lee, Yun S, Marchesi, Julian R., Smith, Ann, Cacciatore, Stefano, Holmes, Elaine, Nicholson, Jeremy K., Teoh, T. G., MacIntyre, David A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5244550/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28103952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40168-016-0223-9

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