The Cervicovaginal Microbiota in Women Notified forChlamydia trachomatisInfection: A Case-Control Study at the Sexually Transmitted Infection Outpatient Clinic in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Author(s) -
Charlotte van der Veer,
Sylvia M. Bruisten,
Jannie J. van der Helm,
Henry J.C. de Vries,
Robin van Houdt
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciw586
Subject(s) - chlamydia trachomatis , medicine , lactobacillus crispatus , odds ratio , chlamydia , chlamydia trachomatis infection , gynecology , outpatient clinic , population , confidence interval , logistic regression , obstetrics , lactobacillus , immunology , biology , bacteria , environmental health , genetics
Increasing evidence suggests that the cervicovaginal microbiota (CVM) plays an important role in acquiring sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Here we study the CVM in a population of women notified by a sex partner for Chlamydia trachomatis infection.
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