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Prevalence and risk factors for trachoma in central and southern Malawi. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Trachoma, one of the neglected tropical diseases is suspected to be endemic in Malawi. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of trachoma and associated risk factors in central and southern Malawi.
Abbenyi, Sam, Mavuto Mukaka, Kalilani, Linda, Bailey, Robin, Mukaka, Mavuto, Tobias Chirwa, Chirwa, Tobias, Linda Kalilani, Kalua, Khumbo, Khumbo Kalua, Robin Bailey, Sam Abbenyi   +11 more
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Living Hydrogels: Harnessing Microorganism–Material Synergy for Next‐Generation Therapeutics

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 25, 4 May 2026.
 . ABSTRACT Microorganism‐based therapies, particularly those utilizing probiotics, have emerged as a powerful biomedical strategy owing to their inherent living functionalities. These living systems can dynamically interact with host environments and self‐regulate their activity, offering superior adaptability, prolonged functionality, and ...
Shuifang Mao, Bingyao Bai, Xingqian Ye, Yiliang Lin   +3 more
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FREQUENCY OF BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH VAGINAL DISCHARGE

Khyber Medical University Journal, 2016
Objective: To determine the frequency of bacterial Vaginosis in married/sexually active patients presenting with vaginal discharge. Background: Bacterial Vaginosis is a polymicrobial syndrome resulting in decrease concentration of lactobacilli, a higher
Asia Habib, Ilyas Sidiqqui
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Unveiling the Bidirectional Relationship on the Effect of Gut Microbiota and Female Infertility: A Narrative Review

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Dysbiosis is the substitution of the normal gut flora with a dysfunctional array of organisms that influences the outcome of multiple inflammatory pathways, contributing to systemic inflammation and various disease states. It has historically been understudied, with outcomes that may directly or indirectly cause pathologies.
Srijanjali Balagoni, D. Grace Evelyne, Aswathy Mathews, Rohit Rao Dugyala, Medhansh Biradar, Vodela Deekshith, Anika Goel, Amogh Verma   +7 more
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Differing Prevalence and Diversity of Bacterial Species in Fetal Membranes from Very Preterm and Term Labor

, 2009
Background: Intrauterine infection may play a role in preterm delivery due to spontaneous preterm labor (PTL) and preterm prolonged rupture of membranes (PPROM). Because bacteria previously associated with preterm delivery are often difficult to culture,
Malika Azizia, Nigel Klein, Kathryn A Harris, Donald Peebles, Hannah E Jones, Hartley, JC, John C Hartley, Lindsay Bank, Jones, HE, Peebles, D, Bernadette Carpenter, Harris, KA, Azizia, M, Carpenter, B, Bank, L, Klein, N   +15 more
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Screening for bacterial vaginosis

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1998
The IIDSOG-USA has advocated antepartum screening for bacterial vaginosis (BV) in all pregnant women in an attempt to prevent premature delivery. The point is well made that there are a number of screening tests routinely performed during pregnancy that may or may not be beneficial. The question of whether or not routine screening for BV has merit with
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Probiotic‐based strategies in vulvovaginal candidiasis management: A comprehensive review of mechanisms and future directions

Interdisciplinary Medicine, Volume 4, Issue 3, May 2026.
This review focuses on vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), examining its epidemiology, the pathogenesis of Candida albicans, and its relationships with vaginal microbiota. It comprehensively reviews probiotic‐based management strategies and their mechanisms of action, and concludes by discussing current limitations, challenges and future research ...
Tong Chen, Yuwei Wu, Ya Chen, Ying Li, Hui Zhao, Lei Wu, He Gao, Tong Jiang, Xiaohong Wang, Moutong Chen, Jumei Zhang, Xinqiang Xie, Tingting Liang, Qingping Wu   +13 more
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Are women who work in bars, guesthouses and similar facilities a suitable study population for vaginal microbicide trials in Africa? [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: A feasibility study was conducted to investigate whether an occupational at-risk cohort of women in Mwanza, Tanzania are a suitable study population for future phase III vaginal microbicide trials.
Suzanna C. Francis, Stella Kasindi, Watson-Jones Deborah, Shagi, Charles, Claire Cook, Francis, Suzanna C, Watson-Jones, Deborah, Tobias Chirwa, Cook, Claire, Richard J. Hayes, Suzanna C Francis, Microbicides Development Programme, Louise Knight, Vallely Andrew, Celia Barberousse, Hayes, Richard J, Deborah Watson-Jones, Francis Suzanna C., Knight, Louise, Ross, David, Ian R Hambleton, Changalucha John, Everett Dean, Everett, Dean, Hambleton Ian R., Vallely, Andrew, Charles Shagi, Cook Claire, Changalucha, John, Shagi Charles, Hambleton, Ian R, Chirwa, Tobias, John Changalucha, Barberousse Celia, Kasindi Stella, Knight Louise, Dean Everett, Richard J Hayes, null null, Kasindi, Stella, Barberousse, Celia, Ian R. Hambleton, Ross David, Chirwa Tobias, Andrew Vallely, David Ross, Hayes Richard J.   +46 more
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Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles: New Hype or Hope to Explain Reproductive Host–Microbiota Interactions

Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Rapid advances in microbiome research are transforming our understanding of human health and disease, with growing focus on the female reproductive tract as a critical but understudied niche. Evidence for a local microbiome largely derives from bacterial nucleic acid detection; however, the biological relevance of these signals remains debated,
Hannah Wein, Paula Iglesias‐Moreno, Apostol Apostolov, Andres Salumets, Damián O. Muzzio, Alberto Sola‐Leyva   +5 more
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Temporal Patterns in Preterm Birth Subtypes and Perinatal Survival, 2000–2023: Population‐Based, Repeated Cross‐Sectional Time‐Series

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics &Gynaecology, Volume 133, Issue 6, Page 1213-1226, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective Evaluate the rate and trend of preterm birth (PTB) and the associated perinatal survival in Hong Kong. Design Population‐based, repeated cross‐sectional time series. Setting All public maternity hospitals. Population 845 640 singleton and 26 748 twin deliveries from 2000 to 2023.
Ka Wang Cheung, Tiffany Sin‐Tung Au, Tat On Chan, Annie Shuk Yi Hui, Po Lam So, Daniel Wong, Tsz Kin Lo, Wai Lam Lau, Choi Wah Kong, Teresa Wei Ling Ma, Ying Rong Li, Mimi Tin‐Yan Seto   +11 more
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