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The role of bacterial vaginosis as a cause of amniotic fluid infection, chorioamnionitis and prematurity — a review

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Martius, J., Eschenbach, D.A. The role of bacterial vaginosis as a cause of amniotic fluid infection, chorioamnionitis and prematurity — a review. Arch Gynecol Obstet 247, 1–13 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02390649

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