Probiotics improve urogenital health in women

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2018, Pages 1845-1850

  Ballini, Andrea ^a   Santacroce, Luigi ^a   Cantore, Stefania ^a   Bottalico, Lucrezia ^a   Dipalma, Gianna ^a   De Vito, Danila ^a   Saini, Rajiv ^a   Inchingolo, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nutraceutics; Probiotics; Urogenital tract infections; Vaginal infections; Vaginal microbiota

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CRANBERRY EXTRACT; MANNOSE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PLACEBO; PROBIOTIC AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIOXIDANT ASSAY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; D ROM ASSAY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSURIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAM STAINING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IRON REDUCING ACTIVITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PILOT STUDY; RECURRENT INFECTION; URINALYSIS; UROGENITAL TRACT INFECTION; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA MUCOSA; VAGINITIS;

EID: 85055939390     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18579655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2018.406     Document Type: Article

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