Chlamydia trachomatisinfection in Dutch women: a case-control study

Robin van Houdt, Bing Ma, Sylvia M. Bruisten, Arjen G. C. L. Speksnijder, Jacques Ravel, Henry J. C. de Vries

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Abstract

Chlamydia trachomatisinfection. C. trachomatiswithin a year after their first visit. At the first visit, the composition and structure of vaginal microbial communities were analysed using 16S rRNA sequencing in the context of the sociodemographic and sexual risk behaviour information using logistic regression. C. trachomatisinfection (p=0.04; OR: 2.6, 95% CI 1.0 to 6.6). C. trachomatisinfection. Therefore, we hypothesise that specific signatures of vaginal microbiota are indicative of increased host predisposition to acquiring STIs
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)117-123
JournalSexually transmitted infections
Volume94
Issue number2
Early online date2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

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