Replication and refinement of a vaginal microbial signature of preterm birth in two racially distinct cohorts of US women [Microbiology]

Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Previous studies have suggested that the maternal vaginal microbiota contributes to the pathophysiology of PTB, but conflicting results in recent years have raised doubts. We conducted a study of PTB compared with term birth in two cohorts of...

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