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Diversity and stability of cultured vaginal lactobacilli in pregnant women from a multi-ethnic urban UK population.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Jul 2014
Husain S M, Wilks M, Mupita M, Reddy S P, Hennessy E M, Macfarlane A J, Millar M R
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AIM: To determine the diversity and stability of cultured vaginal lactobacilli in a multi-ethnic population of pregnant women. METHODS AND RESULTS: A single-centre, prospective, cohort study was performed in a tertiary perinatal centre in East London, UK. Self-collected vaginal swabs at 13 and 20 weeks gestation were obtained from women attending for routine antenatal care and cultured for lactobacilli. In women...
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