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Hormonal contraception alters vaginal microbiota and cytokines in South African adolescents in a randomized trial

Young women in sub-Saharan Africa are disproportionally affected by HIV infection and unintended pregnancies. However, hormonal contraceptive (HC) use may influence HIV risk through changes in genital tract microbiota and inflammatory cytokines. To investigate this, 130 HIV negative adolescent femal...

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Autores principales: Balle, Christina, Konstantinus, Iyaloo N., Jaumdally, Shameem Z., Havyarimana, Enock, Lennard, Katie, Esra, Rachel, Barnabas, Shaun L., Happel, Anna-Ursula, Moodie, Zoe, Gill, Katherine, Pidwell, Tanya, Karaoz, Ulas, Brodie, Eoin, Maseko, Venessa, Gamieldien, Hoyam, Bosinger, Steven E., Myer, Landon, Bekker, Linda-Gail, Passmore, Jo-Ann S., Jaspan, Heather B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7643181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33149114
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19382-9