Reduced immune activation and low inflammatory monocyte frequencies during pregnancy are associated with preterm delivery

• N. Mdletshe,
• C. Thobakgale,
• T. Malaba,
• L. Myer,
• C. Gray,
• M. Altfeld,
• M.-L. Newell,
• T. Ndung’u

Affiliations

N. Mdletshe

University of KwaZulu-Natal, HIV Pathogenesis Programme, Durban, South Africa

C. Thobakgale

University of KwaZulu-Natal, HIV Pathogenesis Programme, Durban, South Africa

T. Malaba

University of Cape Town, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cape Town, South Africa

L. Myer

University of Cape Town, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cape Town, South Africa

C. Gray

University of Cape Town, Division of Immunology, Cape Town, South Africa

M. Altfeld

Heinrich Pette Institute, ‘Virus Immunology’, Hamburg, Germany

M.-L. Newell

University of Southampton, Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, Hampshire, UK

T. Ndung’u

University of KwaZulu Natal, HIV Pathogenesis Programme, Durban, South Africa