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Asymptomatic Bacterial Vaginosis Is Associated With Depletion of Mature Superficial Cells Shed From the Vaginal Epithelium

Previous studies have described bacterial vaginosis (BV) as associated with increased cell-shedding from the cervicovaginal epithelium. Cell-shedding in excess of cell-proliferation is thought to decrease epithelial barrier function and increase susceptibility to infection. This study evaluated the...

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Autores principales: O'Hanlon, D. Elizabeth, Gajer, Pawel, Brotman, Rebecca M., Ravel, Jacques
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7076050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32211347
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00106