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Impact of vaginal douching products on vaginal Lactobacillus, Escherichia coli and epithelial immune responses

We compared the effect of commercial vaginal douching products on Lactobacillus crispatus, L. jensenii, L. gasseri, L. iners, E. coli, and immortalized vaginal epithelial cells (VK2). All studied douching products (vinegar, iodine and baking soda based) induced epithelial cell death, and all inhibit...

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Autores principales: Hesham, Helai, Mitchell, Alissa J., Bergerat, Agnes, Hung, Kristin, Mitchell, Caroline M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8629978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34845288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02426-5