Exploring potential of vaginal Lactobacillus isolates from South African women for enhancing treatment for bacterial vaginosis.

Exploring potential of vaginal Lactobacillus isolates from South African women for enhancing treatment for bacterial vaginosis.

Antibiotics continue to be the standard-of-care for bacterial vaginosis (BV), although recurrence rates are high. Vaginal probiotics may improve durability of BV treatment, although few probiotics for vaginal health contain Lactobacillus spp. that commonly colonize the lower female genital tract. Ch...

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Main Authors: Anna-Ursula Happel, Brian Kullin, Hoyam Gamieldien, Nicole Wentzel, Chambrez Z Zauchenberger, Heather B Jaspan, Smritee Dabee, Shaun L Barnabas, Shameem Z Jaumdally, Janan Dietrich, Glenda Gray, Linda-Gail Bekker, Remy Froissart, Jo-Ann S Passmore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-06-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008559

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008559

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