Prevalence of vaginal microorganisms among pregnant women according to trimester and association with preterm birth.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The 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.

Methods

We 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.

Results

This study included 593 singleton pregnancies. We classified participants into 3 groups, according to the trimester in which vaginal culture was perfo

SUBMITTER: Son KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5780319 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature