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Abnormal Vaginal Flora as a Biological Risk Factor for Acquisition of HIV Infection and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Author(s) -

Jane R. Schwebke

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/462430

Subject(s) - vaginal flora , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , risk factor , medicine , flora (microbiology) , sexually transmitted disease , immunology , biology , virology , bacterial vaginosis , obstetrics , syphilis , bacteria , genetics

The role that the vaginal flora plays in protecting the host from sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV infection, is becoming increasingly appreciated. Significant alterations in the microbiological environment of the vaginal ecosystem, such as those that occur in bacterial vaginosis (BV), appear to be a biological risk factor for the acquisition and transmission of STIs/HIV, and, therefore, BV has tremendous public health implications. BV occurs in 20%-25% of women in

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