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Parity and gestational age are associated with vaginal microbiota composition in term and late term pregnancies
24 Jun 2022
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BACKGROUND: Vaginal microbiota and its potential contribution to preterm birth is under intense research. However, only few studies have investigated the vaginal microbiota in later stages of pregnancy or at the onset of labour. METHODS: We used 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing to analyse cross-sectional vaginal swab samples from 324 Finnish women between 37-42 weeks of gestation, sampled before elective...
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