Altered Biomarkers of Mucosal Immunity and Reduced Vaginal Lactobacillus Concentrations in Sexually Active Female Adolescents

BACKGROUND: Genital secretions collected from adult women exhibit in vitro activity against herpes simplex virus (HSV) and Escherichia coli (E. coli), but prior studies have not investigated this endogenous antimicrobial activity or its mediators in adolescent females. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS...

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Autores principales: Madan, Rebecca Pellett, Carpenter, Colleen, Fiedler, Tina, Kalyoussef, Sabah, McAndrew, Thomas C., Viswanathan, Shankar, Kim, Mimi, Keller, Marla J., Fredricks, David N., Herold, Betsy C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3393710/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22808157
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040415

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