Lactic acid-containing products for bacterial vaginosis and their impact on the vaginal microbiota: A systematic review.
<h4>Objective</h4>The vaginal microbiota in bacterial vaginosis (BV) typically has low abundance of lactic acid producing lactobacilli. Lactic acid has properties that may make it effective for treating BV and/or restoring an optimal lactobacillus-dominated vaginal microbiota. We conduct...
Main Authors: | Erica L Plummer, Catriona S Bradshaw, Michelle Doyle, Christopher K Fairley, Gerald L Murray, Deborah Bateson, Lindi Masson, Josephine Slifirski, Gilda Tachedjian, Lenka A Vodstrcil |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246953 |
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