1 results match your criteria: "BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (BRIC-THSTI)[Affiliation]"
Previse preterm birth in early pregnancy through vaginal microbiome signatures using metagenomics and dipstick assays.
iScience
November 2024
Functional Genomics Laboratory, Centre for Microbial Research, BRIC-Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (BRIC-THSTI), NCR Biotech Science Cluster, Faridabad, India.
Article Synopsis
- In India, 13% of newborns are preterm, contributing to a significant portion (23.4%) of global preterm births.
- A study was conducted analyzing 600 high vaginal swab samples from pregnant women across all trimesters to compare microbiome differences between those who delivered at term and those with preterm births.
- The research identified specific microbial signatures linked to term and preterm births and developed a simple dipstick assay for quick identification of preterm-associated bacteria in low-resource settings.