About the Authors
- Inge Tency
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* E-mail: inge.tency@ugent.be
Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Hans Verstraelen
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Ivo Kroes
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Affiliation Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Gabriële Holtappels
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Affiliation Upper Airways Research Laboratory, Department of Oto-rhino-laryngology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Bruno Verhasselt
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Mario Vaneechoutte
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Rita Verhelst
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Contributed equally to this work with: Rita Verhelst, Marleen Temmerman
Affiliation International Centre for Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
- Marleen Temmerman
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Contributed equally to this work with: Rita Verhelst, Marleen Temmerman
Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, International Centre for Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Competing Interests
Prof Dr Bruno Verhasselt serves as a PLOS ONE Academic editor. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: HV MV RV MT IT. Performed the experiments: GH RV IT IK. Analyzed the data: IT. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: IT. Contributed to the interpretation of the data: HV GH BV RV. Revised the article: HV IK BV MV RV MT.