Comparative analysis of the vaginal microbiome of pregnant women with either Trichomonas vaginalis or Chlamydia trachomatis.

BACKGROUND:Although the significance of the human vaginal microbiome for health and disease is increasingly acknowledged, there is paucity of data on the differences in the composition of the vaginal microbiome upon infection with different sexually transmitted pathogens. METHOD:The composition of t...

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Main Authors: Simon Chengo Masha, Collins Owuor, Joyce Mwongeli Ngoi, Piet Cools, Eduard J Sanders, Mario Vaneechoutte, Tania Crucitti, Etienne P de Villiers
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.0225545