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The significance of Lactobacillus crispatus and L. vaginalis for vaginal health and the negative effect of recent sex: a cross-sectional descriptive study across groups of African women
BACKGROUND: Women in sub-Saharan Africa are vulnerable to acquiring HIV infection and reproductive tract infections. Bacterial vaginosis (BV), a disruption of the vaginal microbiota, has been shown to be strongly associated with HIV infection. Risk factors related to potentially protective or harmfu...
Autores principales: | Jespers, Vicky, van de Wijgert, Janneke, Cools, Piet, Verhelst, Rita, Verstraelen, Hans, Delany-Moretlwe, Sinead, Mwaura, Mary, Ndayisaba, Gilles F, Mandaliya, Kishor, Menten, Joris, Hardy, Liselotte, Crucitti, Tania |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4351943/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25879811 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-0825-z |
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