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Assessing the Concordance Between Urogenital and Vaginal Microbiota: Can Urine Specimens Be Used as a Proxy for Vaginal Samples?

BACKGROUND: The vaginal microbiota play a key role in defense against reproductive tract infections; however, many population-based women’s health studies do not collect vaginal samples. Molecular examinations of urine samples have revealed common vaginal bacteria. We sought to assess the extent tha...

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Autores principales: Brown, Sarah E., Robinson, Courtney K., Shardell, Michelle D., Holm, Johanna B., Ravel, Jacques, Ghanem, Khalil G., Brotman, Rebecca M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8276069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34268137
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2021.671413

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