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Human papillomavirus infection and its association with cervical dysplasia in Ecuadorian women attending a private cancer screening clinic

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2009
Women living in Latin American countries bear a disproportionate burden of cervical cancer, a condition caused by infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV).
C.R. Brown, M.L. Leon, K. Muñoz, A. Fagioni, L.G. Amador, B. Frain, W. Tu, B. Qadadri, D.R. Brown   +8 more
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Serotype-specific acquisition and loss of group B streptococcus recto-vaginal colonization in late pregnancy. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Maternal recto-vaginal colonization with Group B Streptococcus (GBS) and consequent vertical transmission to the newborn predisposes neonates to early-onset invasive GBS disease. This study aimed to determine the acquisition and loss of serotype-specific
Gaurav Kwatra, Peter V Adrian, Tinevimbo Shiri, Eckhart J Buchmann, Clare L Cutland, Shabir A Madhi   +5 more
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Genome sequences of 11 human vaginal Actinobacteria strains [PDF]

, 2016
The composition of the vaginal microbiota is an important health determinant. Several members of the phylum Actinobacteria have been implicated in bacterial vaginosis, a condition associated with many negative health outcomes. Here, we present 11 strains
Deitzler, Grace E, Hallsworth-Pepin, Kymberlie, Lewis, Amanda L, Lewis, Warren G, Mitreva, Makedonka, Park, SoEun, Robinson, Lloyd S, Ruiz, Maria J, Weimer, Cory, Wollam, Aye   +9 more
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The prevalence and risk factors for Trichomonas vaginalis infection amongst human immunodeficiency virus-infected pregnant women attending the antenatal clinics of a university teaching hospital in Lagos, South-Western, Nigeria

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2018
Background: Trichomonas vaginalis infection is the most prevalent non-viral sexually transmitted infection worldwide. Interactions between this infection and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may cause adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm labour ...
Olaolopin Ijasan, Kehinde Sharafadeen Okunade, Ayodeji Ayotunde Oluwole   +2 more
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Phenotypic Characterization and Antifungal Susceptibility Pattern to Fluconazole in Candida species Isolated from Vulvovaginal Candidiasis in a Tertiary Care Hospital [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014
Background: Vaginal candidiasis is a common gynecological finding among women worldwide. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) along with speciation of Candida with special reference to its antifungal
Latha Ragunathan, Poongothai G.K, Annie Rofeena Sinazer, Kavitha Kannaiyan, Hemalatha Gurumurthy, Nirmala Jaget, Sethumadhavan Kuthalaramalingam   +6 more
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Isolation of Salmonella Typhi from High Vaginal Swab in a Case of Septic Abortion

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology, 2017
Salmonella Typhi can be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in pregnant females with adverse outcomes. Risk of infections increases manifold during pregnancy due to hormonal changes and immunological phenomena. S. Typhi has the ability to cross placenta (vertical transmission) resulting in miscarriage, stillbirth or premature labour.
Pragnya Paramita, Jena, Shalini Dewan, Duggal, Avinash, Kumar, Tanisha, Bharara, Abha, Sharma, Renu, Gur   +5 more
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Development and clinical assessment of new objective adherence markers for four microbicide delivery systems used in HIV prevention studies

Clinical and Translational Medicine, 2018
Background Adherence is critical for successful topical, vaginally delivered anti-retroviral (ARV)-based HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). Quantitating systemic or tissue ARV levels through LC–MS/MS is currently viewed as the most reliable measure of ...
Terry A. Jacot, Meredith R. Clark, Oluwatosin E. Adedipe, Susan Godbout, Abby G. Peele, Susan Ju, Jill L. Schwartz, Andrea R. Thurman, Gustavo F. Doncel   +8 more
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Relationship between Maternal and Perinatal Outcome with High Vaginal Swab Culture: A Cross-sectional Study

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH, 2020
Introduction: Most of the pregnancies progress normally but unfortunately, few are prone to developing complications. Some antenatal and intra-partum conditions place the mother and the developing foetus or both at risk for complications and infections which undoubtedly play a major role in the same.
Charu Mahajan, Devyani Misra, Mariyam Faruqi, Rajkumar Mishra   +3 more
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Preterm birth after loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). how cone features and microbiota could influence the pregnancy outcome [PDF]

, 2018
OBJECTIVE: In the last years, the mean age of women who underwent cervical treatment for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN 2-3) is similar to the age of women having their first pregnancy.
Caserta, D., Catalano, A, Ciavattini, A, Colombrino, C, D'Adamo, E, Di Giuseppe, J, Frega, A, Leone, C, Mallozzi, M, Marziani, R, Pavone, M, Santomauro, M, Sesti, F   +12 more
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Optimization of DNA extraction from human urinary samples for mycobiome community profiling. [PDF]

, 2019
IntroductionRecent data suggest the urinary tract hosts a microbial community of varying composition, even in the absence of infection. Culture-independent methodologies, such as next-generation sequencing of conserved ribosomal DNA sequences, provide an
Ackerman, A Lenore, Ackerman, James E, Anger, Jennifer Tash, Freeman, Michael R, Khalique, Muhammad Umair, Kim, Jayoung, NIH Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP), Tang, Jie, Underhill, David M   +8 more
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