Sex Work Is Associated With Increased Vaginal Microbiome Diversity in Young Women From Mombasa, Kenya - Concepedia

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Sex Work Is Associated With Increased Vaginal Microbiome Diversity in Young Women From Mombasa, Kenya

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2020

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Aida Sivro, Ruth S. Mwatelah, Cheli Kambaran, Henok Gebrebrhan, Michael G. Becker, Huiting Ma, Nichole R. Klatt, Alexander S. Zevin, Nzioki Kingola, Sammy Wambua,

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Abstract

Nonoptimal vaginal microbiomes were common in young Kenyan women and associated with sex work and recent sexual activity, but independent of age. Restoring optimal vaginal microflora may represent a useful HIV prevention strategy.

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