Associations between dietary micronutrient intake and molecular-Bacterial Vaginosis

Associations between dietary micronutrient intake and molecular-Bacterial Vaginosis

Abstract Objectives Bacterial vaginosis (BV), a clinical condition characterized by decreased vaginal Lactobacillus spp., is difficult to treat. We examined associations between micronutrient intake and a low-Lactobacillus vaginal microbiota as assessed by molecular methods (termed “molecular-BV”)....

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Main Authors: Susan Tuddenham, Khalil G. Ghanem, Laura E. Caulfield, Alisha J. Rovner, Courtney Robinson, Rupak Shivakoti, Ryan Miller, Anne Burke, Catherine Murphy, Jacques Ravel, Rebecca M. Brotman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Reproductive Health
Subjects:
Bacterial Vaginosis
Vaginal microbiome
Betaine
Food frequency questionnaire
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-019-0814-6

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