Una destinatio, viae diversae: Does exposure to the vaginal microbiota confer health benefits to the infant, and does lack of exposure confer disease risk?

EMBO Reports

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1679-1684

  Aagaard, Kjersti ^a   Stewart, Christopher J ^a   Chu, Derrick ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CESAREAN SECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VAGINA FLORA; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; INFANT; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; VAGINA;

CESAREAN SECTION; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; VAGINA;

EID: 84999861039     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: 14693178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15252/embr.201643483     Document Type: Article

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