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Clinical data such as age, cervical length, gestational age at admission and at delivery and vaginal microbiologic findings were collected and analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The spectrum of germs in the vagina revealed seven different distinct species; the most common bacteria were\n                      <jats:italic>Ureaplasma<\/jats:italic>\n                      spp. and\n                      <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n                      . In 327 included patients, 217 revealed a bacterial colonization, 110 did not. Most common bacteria in women with preterm birth before 34\u00a0weeks were\n                      <jats:italic>Ureaplasma<\/jats:italic>\n                      spp., while\n                      <jats:italic>E. coli<\/jats:italic>\n                      was most common in women undergoing preterm birth after 34\u00a0weeks. Nevertheless, the rates of occurrence of these bacterial taxa were not significantly different between who underwent preterm birth to those who did not.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study gives an overview over the vaginal bacterial colonization in pregnant women with cervical incompetence. 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