Rank correlations between cathelicidin and 11 cytokines measured in matched cervico-vaginal fluid (CVF) samples (n = 167) taken between 13 and 24 weeks of gestation from 46 women.
Samples with values below the limit of detection were included in all data analysis using interval regression (see methods). Interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-4, IL-6, IL-7, granulocyte colony-stimulating facto