About the Authors
- Ingrid C. Weel
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Affiliation Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, 18618–970, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
- Rebecca N. Baergen
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Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College – New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, United States of America
- Mariana Romão-Veiga
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Affiliation Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, 18618–970, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
- Vera T. Borges
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Affiliation Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, 18618–970, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
- Vanessa R. Ribeiro
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Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, 18618–970, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
- Steven S. Witkin
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, United States of America
- Camila Bannwart-Castro
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Affiliation Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, 18618–970, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
- Jose C. Peraçoli
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Affiliation Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, 18618–970, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
- Leandro De Oliveira
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Affiliation Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, 18618–970, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
- Maria T. Peraçoli
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* E-mail: peracoli@ibb.unesp.br
Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, 18618–970, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MTP JCP ICW. Performed the experiments: ICW MRV VRR CBC. Analyzed the data: ICW MTP RNB SSW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: ICW MTP MRV. Wrote the paper: ICW JCP MTP. Selected pregnant women: JCP VTB LDO.