Porphyromonas gingivalis within Placental Villous Mesenchyme and Umbilical Cord Stroma Is Associated with Adverse Pregnancy Outcome.

Intrauterine presence of Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg), a common oral pathobiont, is implicated in preterm birth. Our aim was to determine if the location of Pg within placental and/or umbilical cord sections was associated with a specific delivery diagnosis at preterm delivery (histologic chorioamn...

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Main Authors: Sizzle F Vanterpool, Jasper V Been, Michiel L Houben, Peter G J Nikkels, Ronald R De Krijger, Luc J I Zimmermann, Boris W Kramer, Ann Progulske-Fox, Leticia Reyes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4701427?pdf=render