Uncultured Bacteria Found In Amniotic Fluids Of Women Who Experience Preterm Births
Monday, January 5, 2009 - 11:21
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have made a significant advancement in understanding the cause behind why some pregnant women suffer from inflammations in the inner womb without any signs of an infection. Using gene-cloning techniques, researchers discovered that approximately 60 percent of the bacteria present in women with intra-amniotic inflammations were missed by traditional culture testing -- considered the gold standard for finding bacterial infections.
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