Probiotics: Potential to prevent HIV and sexually transmitted infections in women

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 214-225

  Bolton, Michael ^a   Van Der Straten, Ariane ^b   Cohen, Craig R ^b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METRONIDAZOLE; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTEREMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSTRIDIUM SPOROGENES; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; REVIEW; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVAGINAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; PROBIOTICS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 42949116840     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31815b017a     Document Type: Review

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