Vaginal microbiome topic modeling of laboring Ugandan women with and without fever

Abstract The composition of the maternal vaginal microbiome influences the duration of pregnancy, onset of labor, and even neonatal outcomes. Maternal microbiome research in sub-Saharan Africa has focused on non-pregnant and postpartum composition of the vaginal microbiome. Here we aimed to illustra...

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Main Authors: Mercedeh Movassagh, Lisa M. Bebell, Kathy Burgoine, Christine Hehnly, Lijun Zhang, Kim Moran, Kathryn Sheldon, Shamim A. Sinnar, Edith Mbabazi-Kabachelor, Elias Kumbakumba, Joel Bazira, Moses Ochora, Ronnie Mulondo, Brian Kaaya Nsubuga, Andrew D. Weeks, Melissa Gladstone, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Joseph Ngonzi, Drucilla J. Roberts, Frederick A. Meier, Rafael A. Irizarry, James R. Broach, Steven J. Schiff, Joseph N. Paulson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-021-00244-1