Maternal Infection and Preterm Birth: From Molecular Basis to Clinical Implications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Inflammation in Labor and Preterm Labor
3. Specific Infectious Organisms
3.1. Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)
3.2. Staphylococcus aureus
3.3. Genital Mycoplasmas
Sexually Transmitted Infections
3.4. Chlamydia trachomatis
3.5. Trichomonas vaginalis
3.6. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
3.7. Actinomyces
3.8. Candida Species
3.9. Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Yersinia
3.10. Sneathia
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Daskalakis, G.; Psarris, A.; Koutras, A.; Fasoulakis, Z.; Prokopakis, I.; Varthaliti, A.; Karasmani, C.; Ntounis, T.; Domali, E.; Theodora, M.; et al. Maternal Infection and Preterm Birth: From Molecular Basis to Clinical Implications. Children 2023, 10, 907. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10050907
Daskalakis G, Psarris A, Koutras A, Fasoulakis Z, Prokopakis I, Varthaliti A, Karasmani C, Ntounis T, Domali E, Theodora M, et al. Maternal Infection and Preterm Birth: From Molecular Basis to Clinical Implications. Children. 2023; 10(5):907. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10050907
Chicago/Turabian StyleDaskalakis, George, Alexandros Psarris, Antonios Koutras, Zacharias Fasoulakis, Ioannis Prokopakis, Antonia Varthaliti, Christina Karasmani, Thomas Ntounis, Ekaterini Domali, Marianna Theodora, and et al. 2023. "Maternal Infection and Preterm Birth: From Molecular Basis to Clinical Implications" Children 10, no. 5: 907. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10050907