The cervical mucus plug inhibits, but does not block, the passage of ascending bacteria from the vagina during pregnancy Article

Hansen, Lea K, Becher, Naja, Bastholm, Sara et al. (2014). The cervical mucus plug inhibits, but does not block, the passage of ascending bacteria from the vagina during pregnancy . 93(1), 102-108. 10.1111/aogs.12296

cited authors

  • Hansen, Lea K; Becher, Naja; Bastholm, Sara; Glavind, Julie; Ramsing, Mette; Kim, Chong J; Romero, Roberto; Jensen, Jorgen S; Uldbjerg, Niels

authors

publication date

  • January 1, 2014

keywords

  • 16S rDNA quantitative polymerase chain reaction
  • AGE
  • AMNIOTIC-FLUID
  • BIRTH
  • Cervical mucus plug
  • DELIVERY
  • INFECTION
  • Lactobacillus species
  • Life Sciences & Biomedicine
  • MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES
  • MICROBIOME
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • PRETERM LABOR
  • Science & Technology
  • UREAPLASMA-UREALYTICUM
  • WOMEN
  • antimicrobial properties
  • intra-amniotic infection

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

publisher

  • WILEY-BLACKWELL

start page

  • 102

end page

  • 108

volume

  • 93

issue

  • 1