Microbiome in parturition and preterm birth

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 50-55

  Mysorekar, Indira U ^a   Cao, Bin ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bacteria; microbiome; parturition; pregnancy; preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEREDITY; HOST; HUMAN; INFECTION; MICROBIOME; MICROORGANISM; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOUTH MUCOSA; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; VAGINA MUCOSA; VAGINITIS; FEMALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VAGINA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFECTION; MICROBIOTA; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PARTURITION; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; VAGINA; VAGINITIS;

EID: 84891787332     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: 15264564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1361830     Document Type: Article

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