Smritee Dabee

Microbial Composition Predicts Genital Tract Inflammation and Persistent Bacterial Vaginosis in South African Adolescent Females

Katie Lennard, Smritee Dabee, Shaun Barnabas et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2017 · 180 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Lactic acid from vaginal microbiota enhances cervicovaginal epithelial barrier integrity by promoting tight junction protein expression

David Jose Delgado-Diaz, Brianna Jesaveluk, Joshua A. Hayward et al. · Microbiome · 2022 · 112 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +15

High human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence in South African adolescents and young women encourages expanded HPV vaccination campaigns

Zizipho Z. A. Mbulawa, Cari van Schalkwyk, Nai-Chung Hu et al. · PLoS ONE · 2018 · 84 citations · Full text

Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Preventive Medicine +17

Inflammatory cytokine biomarkers of asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections and vaginal dysbiosis: a multicentre validation study

Lindi Masson, Shaun Barnabas, Jennifer Deese et al. · Sexually Transmitted Infections · 2018 · 81 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Infectious Diseases +16

Inflammatory and antimicrobial properties differ between vaginal Lactobacillus isolates from South African women with non-optimal versus optimal microbiota

Monalisa T. Manhanzva, Andrea G. Abrahams, Hoyam Gamieldien et al. · Scientific Reports · 2020 · 75 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +13