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First trimester “clean catch” urine and vaginal swab sample distinct microbiological niches
13 Dec 2023
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ABSTRACT Untreated asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Thus, routine screening by standard urine culture (SUC) and treatment of ASB are currently recommended for all pregnant women. However, SUC often misses microbes detected by expanded quantitative urine culture methods (EQUC) and 16S rRNA gene (amplicon) sequencing. The existence of these microbes (urinary...
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