A novel sequencing-based vaginal health assay combining self-sampling, HPV detection and genotyping, STI detection, and vaginal microbiome analysis.

A novel sequencing-based vaginal health assay combining self-sampling, HPV detection and genotyping, STI detection, and vaginal microbiome analysis.

The composition of the vaginal microbiome, including both the presence of pathogens involved in sexually transmitted infections (STI) as well as commensal microbiota, has been shown to have important associations for a woman's reproductive and general health. Currently, healthcare providers can...

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Main Authors: Elisabeth M Bik, Sara W Bird, Juan P Bustamante, Luis E Leon, Pamela A Nieto, Kwasi Addae, Víctor Alegría-Mera, Cristian Bravo, Denisse Bravo, Juan P Cardenas, Glenn A Carson, Adam Caughey, Paulo C Covarrubias, José Pérez-Donoso, Graham Gass, Sarah L Gupta, Kira Harman, Donna Marie B Hongo, Juan C Jiménez, Laurens Kraal, Felipe Melis-Arcos, Eduardo H Morales, Amanda Morton, Camila F Navas, Harold Nuñez, Eduardo Olivares, Nicolás Órdenes-Aenishanslins, Francisco J Ossandon, Richard Phan, Raul Pino, Katia Soto-Liebe, Ignacio Varas, Patricia Vera-Wolf, Nathaniel A Walton, Daniel E Almonacid, Audrey D Goddard, Juan A Ugalde, Susan Zneimer, Jessica Richman, Zachary S Apte
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.0215945

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