Polymicrobial Amniotic Fluid Infection with Mycoplasma/Ureaplasma and Other Bacteria Induces Severe Intra‐Amniotic Inflammation Associated with Poor Perinatal Prognosis in Preterm Labor

To study the relationship between perinatal prognosis in cases of preterm labor (PTL) and polymicrobial infection in amniotic fluid (AF) and intra‐amniotic (IA) inflammation using a highly sensitive and reliable PCR‐based method.

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