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Bacterial vaginosis and disturbances of vaginal flora
AIDS · 1998 · Vol. 12(13) · pp. 1699–1706
Taha E. Taha✉(Johns Hopkins University)Donald R. Hoover(Johns Hopkins University)Gina Dallabetta(Johns Hopkins University)Johnstone Kumwenda(Johns Hopkins University)L. A. R. MtimavalyeLi-Ping Yang(Johns Hopkins University)George N. LiombaRobin BroadheadJohn D. ChiphangwiPaolo Miotti(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Abstract
This prospective study suggests that progressively greater disturbances of vaginal flora, increase HIV acquisition during pregnancy and postnatally. The screening and treating of women with BV could restore normal flora and reduce their susceptibility to HIV.
Reproductive tract infections researchSyphilis Diagnosis and TreatmentHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsBacterial vaginosisMedicineSeroconversionObstetricsPregnancyOdds ratioVaginal floraLogistic regressionGynecologyImmunology
MeSH terms
Cross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMalawiPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousRisk FactorsVaginaCohort StudiesHIV-1HIV SeroprevalenceHIV InfectionsVaginosis, BacterialPostpartum Period
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