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SUBMITTER: Muzny CA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6093354 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Muzny Christina A CA Blanchard Eugene E Taylor Christopher M CM Aaron Kristal J KJ Talluri Rajesh R Griswold Michael E ME Redden David T DT Luo Meng M Welsh David A DA Van Der Pol William J WJ Lefkowitz Elliot J EJ Martin David H DH Schwebke Jane R JR
The Journal of infectious diseases 20180801 6
<h4>Background</h4>The sequence of events preceding incident bacterial vaginosis (iBV) is unclear.<h4>Methods</h4>African American women who have sex with women, who had no Amsel criteria and Nugent scores of 0-3, were followed for 90 days to detect iBV (defined as a Nugent score of 7-10 on at least 2-3 consecutive days), using self-collected vaginal swab specimens. For women with iBV (cases) and women maintaining normal vaginal flora (healthy women), 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing targeting ...[more]