Browsing by Author "Gervasi, MariaTeresa"
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- ItemMicrobial invasion of the amniotic cavity in preeclampsia as assessed by cultivation and sequence-based methods(WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH, 2010) DiGiulio, Daniel B.; Gervasi, MariaTeresa; Romero, Roberto; Mazaki Tovi, Shali; Vaisbuch, Edi; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Seok, Kimberley S.; Gomez, Ricardo; Mittal, Pooja; Gotsch, Francesca; Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn; Oyarzun, Enrique; Kim, Chong Jai; Relman, David A.Objective: Infection has been implicated in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia, yet the association between microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity (MIAC) and preeclampsia has not been determined. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, and microbial diversity associated with MIAC, as well as the nature of the host response to MIAC in patients with preeclampsia.