Abstract

Inflammation in the female genital tract, which is associated with excess risk for HIV acquisition, can be modulated by cervicovaginal (CV) bacterial composition. In a prospective study of 236 healthy young HIV-uninfected South African women, researchers used bacterial 16S ribosomal (r)RNA sequencing to characterize the CV microbiota, allowing comparisons between women who became HIV infected and those who did …

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