Microbiota-based analysis reveals specific bacterial traits and a novel strategy for the diagnosis of infectious infertility.

Tubal factor infertility (TFI) accounts for more than 30% of the cases of female infertility and mostly resides from an inflammatory process triggered by an infection. Clinical appearances largely differ, and very often infections are not recognized or remain completely asymptomatic over time. Here,...

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Main Authors: Simon Graspeuntner, Michael K Bohlmann, Kathrin Gillmann, Runa Speer, Sven Kuenzel, Heike Mark, Friederike Hoellen, Reinhard Lettau, Georg Griesinger, Inke R König, John F Baines, Jan Rupp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5760088?pdf=render