Defining characteristics of genital health in South African adolescent girls and young women at high risk for HIV infection.

Defining characteristics of genital health in South African adolescent girls and young women at high risk for HIV infection.

The genital tract of African women has been shown to differ from what is currently accepted as 'normal', defined by a pH≤4.5 and lactobacilli-dominated microbiota. Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) from sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk for HIV, and we hypothesized that specific bi...

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Main Authors: Smritee Dabee, Shaun L Barnabas, Katie S Lennard, Shameem Z Jaumdally, Hoyam Gamieldien, Christina Balle, Anna-Ursula Happel, Brandon D Murugan, Anna-Lise Williamson, Nonhlanhla Mkhize, Janan Dietrich, David A Lewis, Francesca Chiodi, Thomas J Hope, Robin Shattock, Glenda Gray, Linda-Gail Bekker, Heather B Jaspan, Jo-Ann S Passmore
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.0213975

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213975

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