Differences in the vaginal lactobacilli of postmenopausal women and influence of rectal lactobacilli

Climacteric

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 356-361

  Petricevic, L ^a   Domig, K J ^b   Nierscher, F J ^a   Sandhofer, M J ^a   Krondorfer, I ^b   Kneifel, W ^b   Kiss, H ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

GUT; LACTOBACILLI; POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN; VAGINAL MICROFLORA

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINA SMEAR;

AGED; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; RECTUM; VAGINA;

EID: 84877798467     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2012.725788     Document Type: Article

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