Open AccessEffect of Sexual Activity on Vaginal Colonization With Hydrogen Peroxide-Producing Lactobacilli and Gardnerella vaginalis
Author(s) -
Caroline Mitchell,
Lisa E. Manhart,
Katherine K. Thomas,
Kathy Agnew,
Jeanne M. Marrazzo
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0b013e31822e6121
Subject(s) - gardnerella vaginalis , bacterial vaginosis , medicine , microecology , confidence interval , anaerobic bacteria , vaginal flora , vagina , vaginitis , colonization , gynecology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , surgery , genetics
Bacterial vaginosis is associated with sexual activity, but mechanisms for this association are unclear.