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Research ArticlePregnancy
Relationship between vaginal microbial dysbiosis, inflammation, and pregnancy outcomes in cervical cerclage
- Lindsay M. Kindinger1,2,3,
- David A. MacIntyre1,*,
- Yun S. Lee1,
- Julian R. Marchesi4,5,
- Ann Smith5,
- Julie A. K. McDonald4,
- Vasso Terzidou1,6,
- Joanna R. Cook1,
- Christoph Lees1,2,7,
- Fidan Israfil-Bayli8,
- Yazmin Faiza9,
- Philip Toozs-Hobson8,
- Mark Slack9,
- Stefano Cacciatore1,
- Elaine Holmes4,10,
- Jeremy K. Nicholson4,10,
- T. G. Teoh3 and
- Phillip R. Bennett1,2,*
- 1Imperial College Parturition Research Group, Division of the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK.
- 2Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service (NHS) Trust, London W12 0HS, UK.
- 3St. Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London W2 1NY, UK.
- 4Centre for Digestive and Gut Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1NY, UK.
- 5School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF103AX, UK.
- 6Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London SW10 9NH, UK.
- 7Department of Development and Regeneration, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium.
- 8Birmingham Women’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG, UK.
- 9Urogynaecology Department, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
- 10Division of Computational Systems Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
- ↵*Corresponding author. Email: d.macintyre{at}imperial.ac.uk (D.A.M.); p.bennett{at}imperial.ac.uk (P.R.B.)
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Science Translational Medicine 03 Aug 2016:
Vol. 8, Issue 350, pp. 350ra102
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aag1026
Vol. 8, Issue 350, pp. 350ra102
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aag1026
Lindsay M. Kindinger
1Imperial College Parturition Research Group, Division of the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK.
2Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service (NHS) Trust, London W12 0HS, UK.
3St. Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London W2 1NY, UK.
David A. MacIntyre
1Imperial College Parturition Research Group, Division of the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK.
Yun S. Lee
1Imperial College Parturition Research Group, Division of the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK.
Julian R. Marchesi
4Centre for Digestive and Gut Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1NY, UK.
5School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF103AX, UK.
Ann Smith
5School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF103AX, UK.
Julie A. K. McDonald
4Centre for Digestive and Gut Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1NY, UK.
Vasso Terzidou
1Imperial College Parturition Research Group, Division of the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK.
6Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London SW10 9NH, UK.
Joanna R. Cook
1Imperial College Parturition Research Group, Division of the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK.
Christoph Lees
1Imperial College Parturition Research Group, Division of the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK.
2Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service (NHS) Trust, London W12 0HS, UK.
7Department of Development and Regeneration, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven 3000, Belgium.
Fidan Israfil-Bayli
8Birmingham Women’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG, UK.
Yazmin Faiza
9Urogynaecology Department, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
Philip Toozs-Hobson
8Birmingham Women’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TG, UK.
Mark Slack
9Urogynaecology Department, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge CB2 0QQ, UK.
Stefano Cacciatore
1Imperial College Parturition Research Group, Division of the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK.
Elaine Holmes
4Centre for Digestive and Gut Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1NY, UK.
10Division of Computational Systems Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
Jeremy K. Nicholson
4Centre for Digestive and Gut Health, Imperial College London, London W2 1NY, UK.
10Division of Computational Systems Medicine, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
T. G. Teoh
3St. Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London W2 1NY, UK.
Phillip R. Bennett
1Imperial College Parturition Research Group, Division of the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, London W12 0NN, UK.
2Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service (NHS) Trust, London W12 0HS, UK.
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