Objectives To measure cesarean wound complications among women undergoing unlabored cesarean delivery who receive perioperative beta-lactam antibiotics compared to non-beta-lactam regimens. Methods We conducted a secondary cohort analysis of the…
Objectives Lactobacillus iners is the most common species in vaginal microbiota, and is observed in both healthy and dysbiotic states. Sub-strains of Lactobacillus iners may be associated with specific indigenous…
Objectives Early introduction of non-breast milk foods is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in the developing world. This is particularly true for HIV-infected infants, who have a more rapid…
Objectives Many women with tubal factor infertility do not report a prior episode of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). In many cases upper genital tract infection and inflammation are asymptomatic, leading…
Objectives To assess differences in quantities of specific vaginal bacteria associated with health and bacterial vaginosis (BV) by different contraceptive methods. Methods The Preventing Vaginal Infections trial was a randomized…
Objectives Cigarette smoking has been shown to have a dose-dependent relationship with risk of bacterial vaginosis (BV). BV is associated with a dysbiotic vaginal microbiota that is depauperate for protective…
Objectives To assess and compare the HPV DNA types and cervical cytology in our cohort of HIV-positive women and to determine predictors of type-specific HPV persistence. Methods 409 HIV-positive females…
Objectives To quantify and compare cervical immune cell populations in women with normal and abnormal vaginal microbiota. Our hypothesis was that women with non-normal vaginal flora by Nugent score and…
Several systematic reviews draw attention to a relationship between medical or surgical evacuation of the uterus and subsequent preterm labor though do not suggest potential mechanisms. Saccone et al conclude that…
