Vaginal microbiota in pregnant women with inflammatory rheumatic and inflammatory bowel disease: A matched case-control study.
Klara RostaAntonia Mazzucato-PuchnerHerbert KissVeronika MalikPeter MandlLjubomir PetricevicPhilipp FoessleitnerInbal ShafranWilhelm TemschAlex FarrPublished in: Mycoses (2021)
Pregnant women with inflammatory rheumatic and inflammatory bowel disease are at risk for bacterial vaginosis and Candida colonisation, which might pose a risk for preterm birth. Prospective studies are needed to further evaluate the influence of autoimmune conditions and immunosuppressive therapy on the vaginal microbiota.
Keyphrases
- pregnant women
- preterm birth
- rheumatoid arthritis
- low birth weight
- oxidative stress
- gestational age
- multiple sclerosis
- candida albicans
- ulcerative colitis
- biofilm formation
- case control
- escherichia coli
- drug induced
- mesenchymal stem cells
- staphylococcus aureus
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- smoking cessation
- replacement therapy