A large, population-based study of age-related associations between vaginal pH and human papillomavirus infection

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Vaginal pH is related to genital tract inflammation and changes in the bacterial flora, both suggested cofactors for persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. To evaluate the relationship between vaginal pH and HPV, we ana...

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Main Authors: Clarke Megan A, Rodriguez Ana, Gage Julia C, Herrero Rolando, Hildesheim Allan, Wacholder Sholom, Burk Robert, Schiffman Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/33