Highly diverse anaerobe-predominant vaginal microbiota among HIV-infected pregnant women in Zambia.

Highly diverse anaerobe-predominant vaginal microbiota among HIV-infected pregnant women in Zambia.

Vaginal dysbiosis has been shown to increase the risk of some adverse birth outcomes. HIV infection may be associated with shifts in the vaginal microbiome. We characterized microbial communities in vaginal swabs collected between 16-20 gestational weeks in the Zambian Preterm Birth Prevention Study...

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Main Authors: Joan T Price, Bellington Vwalika, Marcia Hobbs, Julie A E Nelson, Elizabeth M Stringer, Fei Zou, Katelyn J Rittenhouse, Andrea Azcarate-Peril, Margaret P Kasaro, Jeffrey S A Stringer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223128

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