Figure 1.
Study flowchart for the subject selection criteria. PTB: preterm birth; TB term birth; PTB < 7 d: preterm birth less than 7 days after cervicovaginal fluid (CVF) sampling, PTB ≥ 7 d: preterm birth more than 7 days after CVF sampling.
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