Reduced quantity and hydrogen-peroxide production of vaginal lactobacilli in HIV positive women

Biomedicine and Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 521-523

  Knezevic A ^a   Stepanovic S ^a   Cupic M ^a   Jevtovic D ^a   Ranin, J ^a   Jovanovic T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Heterosexual transmission; HIV infection; Lactobacilli; Vaginal microflora

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LACTOBACILLUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VAGINA FLORA;

EID: 27844574314     PISSN: 07533322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2005.06.010     Document Type: Article

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