Endocervical and vaginal microbiota in South African adolescents with asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis infection

Endocervical and vaginal microbiota in South African adolescents with asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis infection

Abstract Adolescent girls and young women represent a key risk group for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The vaginal microbiota is thought to play an important role in susceptibility to STIs such as Chlamydia trachomatis. We compared the microbiota of the lateral vaginal wall and endocervix,...

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Main Authors: Christina Balle, Katie Lennard, Smritee Dabee, Shaun L. Barnabas, Shameem Z. Jaumdally, Melanie A. Gasper, Venessa Maseko, Zizipho Z. A. Mbulawa, Anna-Lise Williamson, Linda-Gail Bekker, David A. Lewis, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Heather B. Jaspan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29320-x

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29320-x

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