The Vaginal and Urinary Microbiomes in Premenopausal Women With Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome as Compared to Unaffected Controls: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study

The Vaginal and Urinary Microbiomes in Premenopausal Women With Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome as Compared to Unaffected Controls: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study

Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (ICBPS) may be related to an altered genitourinary microbiome. Our aim was to compare the vaginal and urinary microbiomes between premenopausal women with ICBPS and unaffected controls. This cross-sectional study screened premenopausal women with an O'...

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Main Authors: Kate V. Meriwether, Zhenmin Lei, Rajbir Singh, Jeremy Gaskins, Deslyn T. G. Hobson, Venkatakrishna Jala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
interstitial cystitis
painful bladder
bladder pain syndrome
microbiome
urine
vagina
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00092/full

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