An exploratory pilot study evaluating the supplementation of standard antibiotic therapy with probiotic lactobacilli in south African women with bacterial vaginosis

Fredricks DN(2005)Molecular identification of bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis N Engl J Med 353 1899-1911

Fiedler TL(2011)Vaginal microbiome of reproductive-age women Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108 4680-4687

Marrazzo JM(2012)Bacterial vaginosis associated with increased risk of female-to-male HIV-1 transmission: a prospective cohort analysis among African couples PLoS Med 9 e1001251-37

Ravel J(2017)Lactobacillus-deficient Cervicovaginal bacterial communities are associated with increased HIV Acquisition in Young South African Women Immunity. 46 29-1357

Gajer P(2008)Stay it with flora: maintaining vaginal health as a possible avenue for prevention of human immunodeficiency virus acquisition J Infect Dis 197 1355-22

Abdo Z(1983)Nonspecific vaginitis. Diagnostic criteria and microbial and epidemiologic associations Am J Med 74 14-301

Schneider GM(1991)Reliability of diagnosing bacterial vaginosis is improved by a standardized method of gram stain interpretation J Clin Microbiol 29 297-1486

Koenig SS(2006)High recurrence rates of bacterial vaginosis over the course of 12 months after oral metronidazole therapy and factors associated with recurrence J Infect Dis 193 1478-S65

McCulle SL(1999)Bacterial vaginosis: review of treatment options and potential clinical indications for therapy Clin Infect Dis 28 S57-1380

Karlebach S(2005)Bacterial vaginosis and susceptibility to HIV infection in south African women: a nested case-control study J Infect Dis 192 1372-148

Fredricks DN(2005)Molecular identification of bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis N Engl J Med 353 1899-1911

Fiedler TL(2011)Vaginal microbiome of reproductive-age women Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 108 4680-4687

Marrazzo JM(2012)Bacterial vaginosis associated with increased risk of female-to-male HIV-1 transmission: a prospective cohort analysis among African couples PLoS Med 9 e1001251-37

Ravel J(2017)Lactobacillus-deficient Cervicovaginal bacterial communities are associated with increased HIV Acquisition in Young South African Women Immunity. 46 29-1357

Gajer P(2008)Stay it with flora: maintaining vaginal health as a possible avenue for prevention of human immunodeficiency virus acquisition J Infect Dis 197 1355-22

Abdo Z(1983)Nonspecific vaginitis. Diagnostic criteria and microbial and epidemiologic associations Am J Med 74 14-301

Schneider GM(1991)Reliability of diagnosing bacterial vaginosis is improved by a standardized method of gram stain interpretation J Clin Microbiol 29 297-1486

Koenig SS(2006)High recurrence rates of bacterial vaginosis over the course of 12 months after oral metronidazole therapy and factors associated with recurrence J Infect Dis 193 1478-S65

McCulle SL(1999)Bacterial vaginosis: review of treatment options and potential clinical indications for therapy Clin Infect Dis 28 S57-1380

Karlebach S(2005)Bacterial vaginosis and susceptibility to HIV infection in south African women: a nested case-control study J Infect Dis 192 1372-148