Evaluation of hygienic douching on the vaginal microflora of female sex workers

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 770-773

  Amaral, Rose ^a   Giraldo, Paulo C ^a   Gonçalves, Ana Katherine ^b   Junior, José Eleutério ^a   Santos Pereira, Silvio ^c   Linhares, Iara ^d   Passos, Mauro R L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c SÃO LEOPOLDO MANDIC INSTITUTE AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Female sex workers; Vaginal candidiasis; Vaginal douching; Vaginal microflora

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINAL LAVAGE; VAGINITIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSTITUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA;

ADULT; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSTITUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; VAGINA; VAGINAL DOUCHING; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 38449112929     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207782212333     Document Type: Article

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