Vaginal lactobacilli, microbial flora, and risk of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and sexually transmitted disease acquisition.

HL, Martin; BA, Richardson; PM, Nyange; L, Lavreys; SL, Hillier; B, Chohan; K, Mandaliya; JO, Ndinya-Achola; J, Bwayo; J, Kreiss

doi:10.1086/315127

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Vaginal lactobacilli, microbial flora, and risk of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and sexually transmitted disease acquisition.

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Authors:

Martin HL

Richardson BA

Nyange PM

Abstract

A prospective cohort study was conducted to examine the relationship between vaginal colonization with lactobacilli, bacterial vaginosis (BV), and acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and sexually transmitted diseases in a population of sex workers in Mombasa, Kenya. In total, ...

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