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Probiotic supplementation during pregnancy for vaginal microbiota improvement and pathogen clearance: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Volume 105, Issue 6, Page 999-1016, June 2026.
Probiotic supplementation during pregnancy shows a modest, non‐robust increase in Group B Streptococcus decolonization, with no consistent benefit for bacterial vaginosis or vulvovaginal candidiasis. Probiotics may serve as a non‐antibiotic adjunct, but standardized regimens and ecological diagnostic frameworks are required.
Zimo Liu, Roujie Huang, Tianshu Sun, Lan Zhu   +3 more
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How and why do South Asians attend GUM clinics? Evidence from contrasting GUM clinics across England [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Improving access to sexual healthcare is a priority in the UK, especially for ethnic minorities. Though South Asians in the UK report low levels of sexual ill health, few data exist regarding their use of genitourinary medicine (GUM) services.
Brook, Gary M, Cassell, Jackie A, Dhar, Jyoti, Griffiths, Catherine A, Mercer, Catherine H, Sutcliffe, Lorna   +5 more
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Downstream Treatment Burden and Health‐Care Utilization Following Initiation of GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists or SGLT2 Inhibitors in Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, Volume 28, Issue 6, Page 5163-5173, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Aims Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 (GLP‐1) receptor agonists and sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are widely used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, yet their downstream consequences in routine clinical practice remain incompletely characterized.
Yazan Alhamdan, Jason C. Hsu, Christine Y. Lu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validation of Rapid Point-of-Care Diagnostic Tests for Sexually Transmitted Infection Self-Testing Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women

Diagnostics
Background/Objectives: High rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) increase HIV transmission risk among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa.
Krishnaveni Reddy, Jiaying Hao, Nompumelelo Sigcu, Merusha Govindasami, Nomasonto Matswake, Busisiwe Jiane, Reolebogile Kgoa, Lindsay Kew, Nkosiphile Ndlovu, Reginah Stuurman, Hlengiwe Mposula, Jennifer Ellen Balkus, Renee Heffron, Thesla Palanee-Phillips   +13 more
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Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Appropriateness of Empirical Treatment of Trichomoniasis, Bacterial Vaginosis, and Vulvovaginal Candidiasis among Women with Vaginitis

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Trichomoniasis (TV), bacterial vaginosis (BV), and vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) are the most common causes of vaginitis. This study investigated the prevalence of these diagnoses, their associated factors, and the appropriateness of the empirical ...
Sung-Hsi Huang, Heng-Cheng Hsu, Tai-Fen Lee, Hui-Min Fan, Chi-Wei Tseng, I-Hui Chen, Hung Shen, Chia-Yi Lee, Hui-Ting Tai, Hong-Ming Hsu, Chien-Ching Hung   +10 more
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A prospective study of vaginal trichomoniasis and HIV-1 shedding in women on antiretroviral therapy [PDF]

, 2011
Background Trichomonas vaginalis has been associated with increased vaginal HIV-1 RNA shedding in antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naïve women. The effect of trichomoniasis on vaginal HIV-1 shedding in ART-treated women has not been characterized.
Linnet N Masese, Susan M Graham, Ruth Gitau, Nobert Peshu, Walter Jaoko, Jeckoniah O Ndinya-Achola, Kishorchandra Mandaliya, Barbra A Richardson, Julie Overbaugh, R Scott McClelland   +9 more
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First Trimester Vaginal Microbiome as Pregnancy Outcome Predictor [PDF]

, 2016
• We have developed clinical definiKons of healthy and complicated pregnancies based on pathologies that will be used in future VaHMP studies. • Although one study7 found dysbioKc vagitypes in all three semesters of women who had PPROM, none of our PPROM
Fettwis, Jennifer M., Rozycki, Sarah K.
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In vitro susceptibility of 120 strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated in Kyrghyzstan. [PDF]

, 2002
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization has established a worldwide program for gonococcal antimicrobial surveillance, but so far no data on gonococcal susceptibility in Central Asia are available.
Boireaux, C, Danilenko, N V, Dorlencourt, F, Legros, D, Sednaoui, P   +4 more
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Prevalence and Genotyping of Trichomonas gallinae in Pigeons in the Mashhad Area, Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 3, May 2026.
Prevalence and genotyping were conducted to determine Trichomonas gallinae infections among domestic pigeons in the Mashhad region of Iran. A total of 100 collected samples, T. gallinae infection was identified in 50 samples through microscopic parasitological, pathological and PCR methods. Phylogenetic analysis showed a distinct lineage of T. gallinae.
Zahra Hajiannejad, Hossein Nourani, Gholamreza Razmi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trichomonas vaginalis infection in human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive Nigerian women: The public health significance [PDF]

, 2007
Evidence from the biology and epidemiology of Trichomonas vaginalis suggests that this protozoan parasite may play an important role in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission dynamics, especially where heterosexual behaviour and a high ...
Alo, Moses Nnaemeka, Ogbu, Ogbonnaya, Ugwuoru, Duhu Clifford, Uneke, Chigozie Jesse   +3 more
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