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Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania [PDF]

, 2012
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an extremely common reproductive tract condition worldwide with reported high prevalence among African population. Factors associated with this condition include preterm labour, premature rupture of membranes, preterm delivery
Rumanyika, Richard, Rumanyika, Richard N., Mirambo, Miriam, Shayo, Prosper A., Kihunrwa, Albert, Gumodoka, Balthazar, KIDOLA, JEREMIAH, Magoma, Moke, Massinde, Anthony N., Ngwalida, Nnhandi, Kidola , Jeremiah   +10 more
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The Group B Streptococcal Adhesin BspC Interacts with Host Cytokeratin 19 To Promote Colonization of the Female Reproductive Tract

mBio, 2022
Streptococcus agalactiae, otherwise known as Group B Streptococcus (GBS), is an opportunistic pathogen that vaginally colonizes approximately one third of healthy women.
Haider S. Manzer, Dustin T. Nguyen, Joo Youn Park, Nogi Park, Keun Seok Seo, Justin A. Thornton, Angela H. Nobbs, Kelly S. Doran   +7 more
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Vaginal‐Rectal Colonization With Group AStreptococci in Late Pregnancy [PDF]

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2000
Objective: To determine the vaginal‐rectal colonization rate with group A streptococci in late pregnancy.Methods: All patients delivering at a northern New England hospital over a 38 month period had 35–37 week vaginal‐rectal swabs cultured for group A and group B streptococci, using selective media and slide agglutination.Results: Six thousand nine ...
P B, Mead, W C, Winn
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Validity of coital diaries in a feasibility study for the Microbicides Development Programme trial among women at high risk of HIV/AIDS in Mwanza, Tanzania.

, 2007
OBJECTIVES: To compare coital diaries and face-to-face interviews (FFIs) in measuring sexual behaviour among women at high risk of HIV. To assess the effect of differing levels of support from researchers on reporting in coital diaries and FFIs. METHODS:
Desmond, Nicola A, Derr, Geoff, Hambleton, Ian, Lees, Shelley S, Hayes, Richard J, Chiduo, Betty, Knight, Louise, Desmond, N.A., Ross, D.A., Ross, David A, Knight, L., Allen, Caroline F, Der, Geoff, Vallely, Andrew, Hayes, Richard, J., Hayes, R.J., Lees, Shelly, S., Vallely, A., Der, G., Allen, Caroline, F., Desmond, Nicola, A., Allen, C.F., Ross, David, A., Chiduo, B., Lees, S.S., Hambleton, I.   +25 more
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Decrease in Pneumococcal Co-Colonization following Vaccination with the Seven-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine [PDF]

, 2012
Understanding the epidemiology of pneumococcal co-colonization is important for monitoring vaccine effectiveness and the occurrence of horizontal gene transfer between pneumococcal strains.
Sá-Leão, Raquel, Katherine Gould, Francisco Pinto (188116), Katherine Gould (188123), Hinds, Jason, Pinto, Francisco, Kathrin Mühlemann (109266), Jason Hinds (41307), Silvio D. Brugger, Raquel Sá-Leão (188130), Carina Valente, Kathrin Mühlemann, Gould, K, Valente, C, Brugger, Silvio D., Hermínia de Lencastre, Carina Valente (188109), de Lencastre, Hermínia, Raquel Sá-Leão, Silvio D Brugger, Valente, Carina, Hinds, J, Silvio D. Brugger (109258), Pinto, F, de Lencastre, H, Sá-Leão, R, Brugger, SD, Jason Hinds, Francisco Pinto, Mühlemann, K, Hermínia de Lencastre (1970), Gould, Katherine, Mühlemann, Kathrin   +32 more
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus exacerbates vaginal group B Streptococcus colonization via impaired mucosal cytokine response

mSphere
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a metabolic disorder that confers increased risk of microbial infections, including those caused by the opportunistic pathogen group B Streptococcus (GBS).
Clare M. Robertson, Vicki Mercado-Evans, Addison B. Larson, Holly Branthoover, Samantha Ottinger, Marlyd E. Mejia, Zainab A. Hameed, Lindsey A. Gonzalez, Camille Serchejian, Libbie Ogilvie, Jacob J. Zulk, Kathryn A. Patras   +11 more
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Group B Streptococcus colonization induces Prevotella and Megasphaera abundance-featured vaginal microbiome compositional change in non-pregnant women [PDF]

PeerJ, 2019
Background Previous studies have indicated that variations in the vaginal microbiome result in symptomatic conditions. Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a significant neonatal pathogen and maternal vaginal colonization has been recognized as an important ...
Xiaofeng Mu, Changying Zhao, Junjie Yang, Xiaofang Wei, Jiaming Zhang, Cheng Liang, Zhongtao Gai, Chunling Zhang, Dequan Zhu, Ye Wang, Lei Zhang   +10 more
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Glycan cross-feeding supports mutualism between Fusobacterium and the vaginal microbiota.

PLoS Biology, 2020
Women with bacterial vaginosis (BV), an imbalance of the vaginal microbiome, are more likely to be colonized by potential pathogens such as Fusobacterium nucleatum, a bacterium linked with intrauterine infection and preterm birth. However, the conditions
Kavita Agarwal, Lloyd S Robinson, Somya Aggarwal, Lynne R Foster, Ariel Hernandez-Leyva, Hueylie Lin, Brett A Tortelli, Valerie P O'Brien, Liza Miller, Andrew L Kau, Hilary Reno, Nicole M Gilbert, Warren G Lewis, Amanda L Lewis   +13 more
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Role of MUC5B during Group B Streptococcal Vaginal Colonization

mBio, 2022
The female reproductive tract (FRT) is a complex environment, rich in mucin glycoproteins that form a dense network on the surface of the underlying epithelia.
Lindsey R. Burcham, Jade R. Bath, Caroline A. Werlang, Laurie M. Lyon, Naoko Liu, Christopher Evans, Katharina Ribbeck, Kelly S. Doran   +7 more
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Mucosal Vaccination with Lactococcus lactis-Secreting Surface Immunological Protein Induces Humoral and Cellular Immune Protection against Group B Streptococcus in a Murine Model

Vaccines, 2020
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the primary etiological agent of sepsis and meningitis in newborns and is associated with premature birth and stillbirth.
Diego A. Diaz-Dinamarca, Carlos Hernandez, Daniel F. Escobar, Daniel A. Soto, Guillermo A. Muñoz, Jesús F. Badilla, Ricardo A. Manzo, Flavio Carrión, Alexis M. Kalergis, Abel E. Vasquez   +9 more
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