Diversity of vaginal microbiota associated with bacterial vaginosis and the impact on pregnancy outcomes in HIV-infected and uninfected women.

The composition of vaginal microbiota in pregnancy is important as it may influence susceptibility to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Dysbiosis of the vaginal microbiota caused by the replacement of protective resident microorganisms such as Lactobacillus spp. by anaerobic bacteria is known as bacterial...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mugabe, Muchaneta
Other Authors: Jaspan, Heather Beryl
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:Eng
Published: Faculty of Health Sciences 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30395