An exploratory pilot study evaluating the supplementation of standard antibiotic therapy with probiotic lactobacilli in south African women with bacterial vaginosis

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Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis among women in sub-Saharan Africa: An individual participant data meta-analysis of 18 HIV prevention studies

(2018) Elizabeth A. Torrone et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Contraceptive rings promote vaginal lactobacilli in a high bacterial vaginosis prevalence population: A randomised, open-label longitudinal study in Rwandan women

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Characterization and complete genome sequences of L. rhamnosus DSM 14870 and L. gasseri DSM 14869 contained in the EcoVag ® probiotic vaginal capsules

(2017) Harold Marcotte et al.   MICROBIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Vaginal bacteria modify HIV tenofovir microbicide efficacy in African women

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A longitudinal analysis of the vaginal microbiota and vaginal immune mediators in women from sub-Saharan Africa

(2017) Vicky Jespers et al.   Scientific Reports

Can one size fit all? Approach to bacterial vaginosis in sub-Saharan Africa

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Vaginal colonisation by probiotic lactobacilli and clinical outcome in women conventionally treated for bacterial vaginosis and yeast infection

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The significance of Lactobacillus crispatus and L. vaginalis for vaginal health and the negative effect of recent sex: a cross-sectional descriptive study across groups of African women

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Correlates of the molecular vaginal microbiota composition of African women

(2015) Raju Gautam et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Cervicovaginal Bacteria Are a Major Modulator of Host Inflammatory Responses in the Female Genital Tract

(2015) Melis N. Anahtar et al.   IMMUNITY

Bacterial vaginosis among women at high risk for HIV in Uganda: high rate of recurrent diagnosis despite treatment

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Highly Heterogeneous Probiotic Lactobacillus Species in Healthy Iranians with Low Functional Activities

(2015) Mahdi Rohani et al.   PLoS One

Prevalence and Correlates of Bacterial Vaginosis in Different Sub-Populations of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study

(2014) Vicky Jespers et al.   PLoS One

Identification and characterisation of vaginal lactobacilli from South African women

(2013) Sonal Pendharkar et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Quantification of bacterial species of the vaginal microbiome in different groups of women, using nucleic acid amplification tests

(2012) Vicky Jespers et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

Symptomatic Vaginal Discharge Is a Poor Predictor of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Genital Tract Inflammation in High-Risk Women in South Africa

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Bacterial Vaginosis Associated with Increased Risk of Female-to-Male HIV-1 Transmission: A Prospective Cohort Analysis among African Couples

(2012) Craig R. Cohen et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Extended antimicrobial treatment of bacterial vaginosis combined with human lactobacilli to find the best treatment and minimize the risk of relapses

(2011) Per-Göran Larsson et al.   BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Prevention of vaginal SHIV transmission in macaques by a live recombinant Lactobacillus

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Lactobacillus rhamnosusGR-1 andL. reuteriRC-14 to prevent or cure bacterial vaginosis among women with HIV

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Vaginal microbiome of reproductive-age women

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Sexual Risk Factors and Bacterial Vaginosis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

(2008) Katherine A. Fethers et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Gardnerella vaginalis andLactobacillus sp in liquid-based cervical samples in healthy and disturbed vaginal flora using cultivation-independent methods

(2008) Johanna M. Klomp et al.   DIAGNOSTIC CYTOPATHOLOGY

Stay It with Flora: Maintaining Vaginal Health as a Possible Avenue for Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquisition

(2008) Lucy Y. Shin et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Human lactobacilli as supplementation of clindamycin to patients with bacterial vaginosis reduce the recurrence rate; a 6-month, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study

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