Associations between Nugent‐bacterial vaginosis and preterm birth and other adverse pregnancy outcomes in rural northwestern Bangladesh
Resolution of Nugent-BV between early and late pregnancy might be associated with a decreased risk of preterm birth. Longitudinal studies with frequent sampling in pregnancy and using molecular techniques are needed to better describe changes in the vaginal microbiota and associated risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Authors
- Pawel Gajer
- Daniel J. Erchick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2852-280X)
- Towfida Jahan Siddiqua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1668-8538)
- Lena Kan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1910-577X)
- Alain Labrique (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2502-7819)
- Jacques Ravel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0851-2233)
- Golsa M. Yazdy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5607-7651)
- Parul S. Christian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2908-1030)
- Keith P. West (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9458-362X)
- Ethan Gough (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5265-7731)
- Hasmot Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0044-1992)
- Susan Tuddenham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5910-956X)
- Michael France (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6029-0201)
- Subhra Chakraborty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6446-0255)
- Mahbubur Rashid
- Lee Wu
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Begum Rokeya University (BD)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- World Health Organization (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.70691
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation