A longitudinal analysis of the vaginal microbiota and vaginal immune mediators in women from sub-Saharan Africa.

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Published in Sci Rep on September 20, 2017

Authors

Vicky Jespers1, Jordan Kyongo2, Sarah Joseph3, Liselotte Hardy4, Piet Cools5, Tania Crucitti6, Mary Mwaura7, Gilles Ndayisaba8, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe9, Jozefien Buyze10, Guido Vanham2, Janneke H H M van de Wijgert11

Author Affiliations

1: HIV and Sexual Health Group, Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. jespersvicky@gmail.com.
2: Virology Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
3: MRC Clinical Trials Unit at University College London, London, UK.
4: HIV and Sexual Health Group, Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
5: Laboratory Bacteriology Research, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
6: HIV/STI Reference Laboratory, Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
7: International Centre for Reproductive Health in Mombasa, Mombasa, Kenya.
8: Rinda Ubuzima, Kigali, Rwanda.
9: Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa.
10: Clinical Trials Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
11: Institute of Infection & Global Health, University of Liverpool, 8 West Derby Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L69 7BE, United Kingdom.

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