The influence of behaviors and relationships on the vaginal microbiota of women and their female partners: The WOW health study

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 209, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1562-1572

  Bradshaw, Catriona S ^a,c,d   Walker, Sandra M ^a,d   Vodstrcil, Lenka A ^a,d   Bilardi, Jade E ^a,c,d   Law, Matthew ^f   Hocking, Jane S ^a   Fethers, Katherine A ^d   Fehler, Glenda ^d   Petersen, Susan ^d   Tabrizi, Sepehr N ^b,e   Chen, Marcus Y ^a,d   Garland, Suzanne M ^b,e   Fairley, Christopher K ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MELBOURNE SEXUAL HEALTH CENTRE   (Australia)

^e ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

bacterial vaginosis; female sexual partner; sexual practices; smoking; vaginal microbiota.; Women who have sex with women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; CONDOM USE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SMOKING HABIT; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINA SWAB; VAGINITIS; WOMEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH WOMEN;

BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS; FEMALE SEXUAL PARTNER; SEXUAL PRACTICES; SMOKING; VAGINAL MICROBIOTA; WOMEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH WOMEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899561168     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit664     Document Type: Article

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