Vaginal microbiome in pregnant women according to trimester and its association with preterm birth: critical appraisal of a cross-sectional study

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Papoutsis, Dimitrios (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital, NHS Trust) ;
Antonakou, Angeliki (Department of Midwifery, Midwifery School, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki) ;
Sahu, Banchhita (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital, NHS Trust)

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