Microbial translocation into amniotic fluid of vervet monkeys is common and unrelated to adverse infant outcomes

Jessica A Kendziorski; Chrissy Sherrill; Ashley T Davis; Kylie Kavanagh

doi:10.1111/jmp.12432

Microbial translocation into amniotic fluid of vervet monkeys is common and unrelated to adverse infant outcomes

J Med Primatol. 2019 Dec;48(6):367-369. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12432. Epub 2019 Jul 23.

Authors

Jessica A Kendziorski^{1

2}, Chrissy Sherrill¹, Ashley T Davis¹, Kylie Kavanagh^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
² College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
³ School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia.

Abstract

Amniotic fluid was collected from pregnant female African green monkeys (n = 20). Analyses indicate microbial translocation into amniotic fluid during pregnancy is typical, and microbial load reduces across gestation. Microbial translocation does not relate to infant outcome or maternal factors. Lastly, we demonstrate that sample contamination is easily introduced and detectable.

Keywords: amniotic fluid; bacteria; microbial translocation; pregnancy; sterility.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Amniotic Fluid / microbiology*
Animals
Bacterial Infections / microbiology
Bacterial Infections / veterinary*
Chlorocebus aethiops / microbiology*
Female
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / microbiology
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / veterinary*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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