Alterations in Vaginal Microbiota among Pregnant Women with
COVID-19
Ebru Celik 1*,M.D., Gulin Ozcan2,3*,Mrs, Cansel Vatansever 2,3,Mrs,
Erxiati Paerhati 4,Mr, Mert Ahmet Kuşkucu3,5, M.D., Ozlem Dogan 2,3,Prof,
Sebile Guler Cekic 1, M.D.,Onder Ergonul3,6, Prof, Attila Gürsoy 4, Prof,
Özlem Keskin 4, M.D., Fusun Can2,3**, Prof.
1 Koc University, School of Medicine, Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Istanbul, Turkey
2 Koc University, School of Medicine, Department of
Medical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
3 Koç University IsBank Research Center for Infectious
Diseases (KUISCID), Istanbul, Turkey
4Koç
University, College of Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey
5 Cerrahpaşa Medical School of Istanbul
University-Cerrahpaşa, Medical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
6Koç University, School of Medicine, Department of
Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul, Turkey
Short Title: Vaginal Microbiota in COVID-19
* These authors are equally contributing first authors.
** Corresponding Author
Corresponding Author: Prof Dr Fusun Can
E-mail: fucan@ku.edu.tr
Koç University, School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology
34450 Sarıyer/İstanbul