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The reliability of a structured examination protocol and self administered vaginal swabs: a pilot study of gynaecological outpatients in Goa, India. [PDF]

, 2003
OBJECTIVES: Low participation rates for gynaecological examination and low reliability of clinical reporting of gynaecological examination findings are problems in community studies of gynaecological morbidity in India. This pilot study aimed to describe
Nevrekar, P, Sahasrabhojanee, M, Patel, V, Menezes, S, Mabey, D, Tanksale, VS   +5 more
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Correlates of HIV-1 genital shedding in Tanzanian women. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Understanding the correlates of HIV shedding is important to inform strategies to reduce HIV infectiousness. We examined correlates of genital HIV-1 RNA in women who were seropositive for both herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 and HIV-1 and who ...
Clare Tanton, David A. Ross, Watson-Jones Deborah, Weiss, Helen A, Watson-Jones, Deborah, Helen A Weiss, Richard J. Hayes, Laurent Belec, Tanton, Clare, Le Goff, Jerome, Hayes, Richard J, Deborah Watson-Jones, Le Goff Jerome, Belec Laurent, Baisley, Kathy, Changalucha John, Weiss Helen A., Everett Dean, Ross, David A, Everett, Dean, David A Ross, Kathy Baisley, Changalucha, John, Mary Rusizoka, Jerome Le Goff, Helen A. Weiss, John Changalucha, Tanton Clare, Dean Everett, Richard J Hayes, Baisley Kathy, Ross David A., Rusizoka, Mary, Rusizoka Mary, Hayes Richard J., Belec, Laurent   +35 more
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Microbicides Development Programme: design of a phase III trial to measure the efficacy of the vaginal microbicide PRO 2000/5 for HIV prevention [PDF]

, 2009
With 2.5 million new HIV infections per year, effective preventive methods against HIV are urgently needed, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. MDP301 is an ongoing trial of the vaginal microbicide PRO 2000/5 being conducted by the Microbicides Development
Pool, Robert, Nunn, A., Pool, R, Nunn, A, Hayes Richard, Sheena McCormack, Rutterford, Clare, McCormack, S, Crook, A.M., Rutterford, C, Nunn, Andrew, McCormack, S., Crook, AM, Hayes, Richard, Richard Hayes, Hayes, R., Crook Angela M, Clare Rutterford, Rutteford, C., Angela M Crook, McCormack, Sheena, Pool, R., McCormack Sheena, Nunn Andrew, Crook, Angela M, Andrew Nunn, Rutterford Clare, Pool Robert, Robert Pool, Hayes, R   +29 more
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Determinants of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in HIV negative women living in Cape Town, South Africa : a cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2009
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-60).Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of vaginal symptoms among women of childbearing age, although some women may be asymptomatic.
Gopolang, Felicity Pinkie
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Microbial Flora and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Microorganisms from Asymptomatic Contraceptive Users and Non-Users of Reproductive Age [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Introduction: The use of contraceptives is important in preventing unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. However, the use of various contraceptive methods could expose women to microbial infections.
Adesumbo Idowu Odaranle, Olufunmiso Olusola Olajuyigbe, Morenike Olutumbi Adeoye-Isijola, Otunola Adedayo, Roger Murugas Coopoosamy   +4 more
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Vaginal Biotope In Normal Rate And Vaginal Infections

Актуальные проблемы теоретической и клинической медицины, 2022
Vaginal biotope is individual and may even be one of the causes of menstrual disorders. In addition, the concept of a normal rate may be different, for example ethnic groups, and even geographic zones.
G. Zh. Zhatkanbayeva, Zh. A. Utebayeva, N. N. Myrzabayeva   +2 more
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Prevalence, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and multidrug resistance profiling of bacterial pathogens isolated from human high vaginal swabs [PDF]

Exploration of Drug Science
Aim: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) among vaginal bacterial pathogens is an increasing clinical concern, particularly where empirical therapy is common and local susceptibility data are limited. This study investigated the prevalence, resistance patterns,
Mahnoor Munazza, Syed Qaswar Ali Shah, Huma Naz, Firasat Hussain, Muhammad Usman Ghani, Mubashra Gull, Memoona Arooj, Romana Arshad   +7 more
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The Relationship between Vitamin D Levels and Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [PDF]

Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān
Introduction: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) during pregnancy is associated with adverse outcomes. Some studies have suggested that vitamin D deficiency may contribute to the development of BV, while others have found no association. This systematic review was
Fatemeh Rashidi, Marzieh Bagherinia, Mehri Kalhor, Kimia Hosseinpour, Zahra Shirzadi, Zahra Kiani, Masoumeh Simbar   +6 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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Etiological trends in vaginal discharge syndrome in patients attending the regional centre for sexually transmitted infections in central India: 2017-2021 [PDF]

New Indian Journal of OBGYN
Objectives: Vaginal discharge is one of the commonest symptoms in women attending the clinic for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). We have aimed to study the etiological trends of vaginal discharge syndrome (VDS) in patients attending the regional ...
Thenmozhi P, Manjushri R Waikar , Jitendra K Deshmukh, Sonali S Gosavi , Manisha K Sharma , Kalindi Deogade , Vandana A Agarwal   +6 more
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