Microbial prevalence, diversity and abundance in amniotic fluid during preterm labor: a molecular and culture-based investigation.

Microbial prevalence, diversity and abundance in amniotic fluid during preterm labor: a molecular and culture-based investigation.

Preterm delivery causes substantial neonatal mortality and morbidity. Unrecognized intra-amniotic infections caused by cultivation-resistant microbes may play a role. Molecular methods can detect, characterize and quantify microbes independently of traditional culture techniques. However, molecular...

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Main Authors: Daniel B DiGiulio, Roberto Romero, Harold P Amogan, Juan Pedro Kusanovic, Elisabeth M Bik, Francesca Gotsch, Chong Jai Kim, Offer Erez, Sam Edwin, David A Relman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2516597?pdf=render

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