Associations of a multiparameter polymerase chain reaction panel on genital samples in mid-pregnancy with pregnancy outcomes: A prospective cohort study

Affiliations

¹ Department of Nephrology and Infectious Diseases, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Brugge, Belgium.
² Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Brugge, Belgium.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AZ Sint-Lucas, Brugge, Belgium.
⁵ Department of Medical Microbiology, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Brugge, Belgium.

Jens T Van Praet et al. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2024 Dec.

. 2024 Dec;167(3):1260-1262.

doi: 10.1002/ijgo.15750. Epub 2024 Jun 25.

¹ Department of Nephrology and Infectious Diseases, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Brugge, Belgium.
² Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Brugge, Belgium.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, AZ Sint-Lucas, Brugge, Belgium.
⁵ Department of Medical Microbiology, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Brugge, Belgium.

No abstract available

Keywords: Mycoplasma spp.; Ureaplasma spp.; bacterial vaginosis; multiparameter PCR; preterm birth.

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