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Increased richness and diversity of the vaginal microbiota and spontaneous preterm birth

BACKGROUND: The bacterial community present in the female lower genital tract plays an important role in maternal and neonatal health. Imbalances in this microbiota have been associated with negative reproductive outcomes, such as spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB), but the mechanisms underlying the a...

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Autores principales: Freitas, Aline C., Bocking, Alan, Hill, Janet E., Money, Deborah M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6022438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29954448
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40168-018-0502-8