Longitudinal Changes in Vaginal Microbiota Composition Assessed by Gram Stain Among Never Sexually Active Pre- and Postmenarcheal Adolescents in Rakai, Uganda

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-47

  Thoma, Marie E ^a   Gray, Ronald H ^b   Kiwanuka, Noah ^c   Aluma, Simon ^d   Wang, Mei Cheng ^b   Sewankambo, Nelson ^e   Wawer, Maria J ^b  

^a Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

^d RAKAI HEALTH SCIENCES PROGRAM   (Uganda)

^e MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Gram stain; Lactobacilli; Menarche; Nugent score; PH; Vaginal microbiota

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE ASPOROGENOUS ROD-SHAPED BACTERIA; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENARCHE; MORPHOTYPE; NONHUMAN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UGANDA; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLACEAE; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; SEXUAL ABSTINENCE; UGANDA; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751702618     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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