Microbial Composition Predicts Genital Tract Inflammation and Persistent Bacterial Vaginosis in South African Adolescent Females

Young African females are at an increased risk of HIV acquisition, and genital inflammation or the vaginal microbiome may contribute to this risk. We studied these factors in 168 HIV-negative South African adolescent females aged 16 to 22 years. Unsupervised clustering of 16S rRNA gene sequences rev...

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Published in:	Infection and immunity Vol. 86; no. 1
Main Authors:	Lennard, Katie, Dabee, Smritee, Barnabas, Shaun L, Havyarimana, Enock, Blakney, Anna, Jaumdally, Shameem Z, Botha, Gerrit, Mkhize, Nonhlanhla N, Bekker, Linda-Gail, Lewis, David A, Gray, Glenda, Mulder, Nicola, Passmore, Jo-Ann S, Jaspan, Heather B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.01.2018
Subjects:	Adolescent Female Genitalia - microbiology HIV Infections - microbiology Humans Inflammation - microbiology Microbiota - genetics Reproductive Tract Infections - microbiology RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics Vaginosis, Bacterial - microbiology Young Adult HIV target cells female genital tract microbiome 16S RNA HIV susceptibility inflammation vaginal microbiome
ISSN:	1098-5522, 1098-5522
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