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Ureaplasma parvum genotype, combined vaginal colonisation with Candida albicans, and spontaneous preterm birth in an Australian cohort of pregnant women.
BMC pregnancy and childbirth - 18 Oct 2016
Payne Matthew S, Ireland Demelza J, Watts Rory, Nathan Elizabeth A, Furfaro Lucy L, Kemp Matthew W, Keelan Jeffrey A, Newnham John P
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BACKGROUND: Detection of Ureaplasma, Mycoplasma and Candida spp. in the vagina during pregnancy has previously been associated with preterm birth (PTB). However, the prevalence of these microorganisms and the associated obstetric risks (likely to be population-specific) have not been determined in Australian women; furthermore, in the case of Ureaplasma spp., very few studies have attempted characterisation at...
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