ArticleObstetrics & gynecology science2018
Prevalence of vaginal microorganisms among pregnant women according to trimester and association with preterm birth.
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- The Association Between Vaginal Microbiota Dysbiosis, Bacterial Vaginosis, and Aerobic Vaginitis, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes of Women Living in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Identification of Short-Chain Fatty Acids for Predicting Preterm Birth in Cervicovaginal Fluid Using Mass Spectrometry.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Impact of pre-pregnancy weight on the risk of premature rupture of membranes in Chinese women.Heliyon · 2023Article
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- Vaginal microecological characteristics of women in different physiological and pathological period.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Review
- Molecular Mechanism of Microbiota Metabolites in Preterm Birth: Pathological and Therapeutic Insights.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
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- Comparative metagenomic analysis of the vaginal microbiome in healthy women.Synthetic and systems biotechnology · 2021Article
- Relationship between vaginal group B streptococcus colonization in the early stage of pregnancy and preterm birth: a retrospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Predominance of Atopobium vaginae at Midtrimester: a Potential Indicator of Preterm Birth Risk in a Nigerian Cohort.mSphere · 2021Article
- Colonization Rate of Potential Neonatal Disease-Causing Bacteria, Associated Factors, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile Among Pregnant Women Attending Government Hospitals in Hawassa, Ethiopia.Infection and drug resistance · 2021Article
- Identification of Potential Biomarkers in the Cervicovaginal Fluid by Metabolic Profiling for Preterm Birth.Metabolites · 2020Article
- Cervicovaginal fluid cytokines as predictive markers of preterm birth in symptomatic women.Obstetrics & gynecology science · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of abnormal vaginal microorganisms in pregnant women according to trimester, and to determine whether the presence of abnormal vaginal colonization is associated with higher risk of miscarriage or preterm delivery. Furthermore, we analyzed delivery outcomes according to individual microorganism species.
methodsWe included pregnant women who underwent vaginal culture during routine prenatal check-up between January 2011 and June 2016. We compared delivery outcomes according to the presence or absence of abnormal vaginal flora grouped by trimester.
resultsThis study included 593 singleton pregnancies. We classified participants into 3 groups, according to the trimester in which vaginal culture was performed; 1st trimester (n=221), 2nd trimester (n=138), and 3rd trimester (n=234). Abnormal vaginal colonization rate significantly decreased with advancing trimester of pregnancy (21.7% for 1st, 21.0% for 2nd, 14.5% for 3rd;
conclusionThere is an association between abnormal vaginal colonization detected in the 2nd trimester and preterm delivery before 28 weeks.
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