The Vaginal Microbiota Among Adolescent Girls in Tanzania Around the Time of Sexual Debut

The Vaginal Microbiota Among Adolescent Girls in Tanzania Around the Time of Sexual Debut

The aetiology of bacterial vaginosis (BV) is not well-understood, and prevalence appears to be higher among women living in sub-Saharan Africa. A recent conceptual model implicates three main bacteria (Gardnerella vaginalis; Atopobium vaginae; and Prevotella bivia), sexual activity, sialidase activi...

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Main Authors: Suzanna Carter Francis, Tania Crucitti, Tom Smekens, Christian Holm Hansen, Aura Andreasen, Vicky Jespers, Liselotte Hardy, Julia Irani, John Changalucha, Kathy Baisley, Richard Hayes, Deborah Watson-Jones, Anne Buvé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
bacterial vaginosis
vagina microbiota
Africa
biofilm
Lactobacillus crispatus
Gardnerella vaginalis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00305/full

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