Association between vaginal washing and vaginal bacterial concentrations.

Vaginal washing is a common practice associated with adverse outcomes including bacterial vaginosis (BV) and HIV infection. Prior studies have not examined the associations between vaginal washing and individual vaginal bacteria, or whether these associations are independent of the effect of vaginal...

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Main Authors: Michelle C Sabo, Jennifer E Balkus, Barbra A Richardson, Sujatha Srinivasan, Joshua Kimani, Omu Anzala, Jane Schwebke, Tina L Feidler, David N Fredricks, R Scott McClelland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210825