Open AccessCharacteristics of Women and Their Male Sex Partners Predict Bacterial Vaginosis Among a Prospective Cohort of Kenyan Women With Nonoptimal Vaginal Microbiota
Author(s) -
Supriya D. Mehta,
Walter Agingu,
Rachel Nordgren,
Stefan J. Green,
Dulal K. Bhaumik,
Robert C. Bailey,
Fredrick Otieno
Publication year - 2020
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.0000000000001259
Subject(s) - bacterial vaginosis , medicine , prevotella , prospective cohort study , gynecology , gardnerella vaginalis , obstetrics , biology , bacteria , genetics
Up to 50% of women with nonoptimal vaginal microbial community state type (CST) have bacterial vaginosis (BV). Little is known about what distinguishes women with and without BV diagnosis within nonoptimal CST. We identified features of women and their male sex partners associated with BV among women with nonoptimal vaginal CST.