Group B streptococcus exploits vaginal epithelial exfoliation for ascending infection
Group B streptococcus exploits vaginal epithelial exfoliation for ascending infection
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Vornhagen, Jay , Armistead, Blair , Santana-Ufret, Verónica , Gendrin, Claire , Merillat, Sean , Coleman, Michelle , Quach, Phoenicia , Boldenow, Erica , Alishetti, Varchita , Leonhard-Melief, Christina , Ngo, Lisa Y. , Whidbey, Christopher , Doran, Kelly S. , Curtis, Chad , Waldorf, Kristina M. Adams , Nance, Elizabeth and Rajagopal, Lakshmi
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United States: American Society for Clinical Investigation
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English
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United States: American Society for Clinical Investigation
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Thirteen percent of pregnancies result in preterm birth or stillbirth, accounting for fifteen million preterm births and three and a half million deaths annually. A significant cause of these adverse pregnancy outcomes is in utero infection by vaginal microorganisms. To establish an in utero infection, vaginal microbes enter the uterus by ascending...
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Group B streptococcus exploits vaginal epithelial exfoliation for ascending infection
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Armistead, Blair
Santana-Ufret, Verónica
Gendrin, Claire
Merillat, Sean
Coleman, Michelle
Quach, Phoenicia
Boldenow, Erica
Alishetti, Varchita
Leonhard-Melief, Christina
Ngo, Lisa Y.
Whidbey, Christopher
Doran, Kelly S.
Curtis, Chad
Waldorf, Kristina M. Adams
Nance, Elizabeth
Rajagopal, Lakshmi
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TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_gup_ub_gu_se_267817
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_gup_ub_gu_se_267817
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0021-9738
E-ISSN
1558-8238
DOI
10.1172/JCI97043
