title: Author's reply re: The vaginal microbiome, vaginal anti-microbial defence mechanisms and the clinical challenge of reducing infection-related preterm birth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Witkin
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus; D064307:Microbiota; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014621:Vagina / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology*; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*