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General Reports
       

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
The Vaginal Microbiota over an 8- to 10-Year Period in a Cohort of HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Women.
Mehta SD, Donovan B, Weber KM, et al
PLoS One. 2015 Feb 12;10(2):e0116894.
 Paper

Vaginal concentrations of lactic acid potently inactivate HIV.
Aldunate M, Tyssen D, Johnson A,  et al
 J Antimicrob Chemother. 2013 May
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT PDF ARTICLE
Detection of hydrogen peroxide-producing Lactobacillus species in the vagina:
a comparison of culture and quantitative PCR among HIV-1 seropositive women.
Balkus JE, Mitchell C, Agnew K,  et al
 BMC Infect Dis. 2012 Aug 13;12(1):188.
Paper

Factors Associated with Time to Colposcopy After Abnormal Pap Testing in HIV-Infected Women.
Baranoski AS, Stier EA.
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2011 Dec 5.
 Abstract

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A prospective study of vaginal trichomoniasis and HIV-1 shedding in women on antiretroviral therapy
Masese LN, Graham SM, Gitau R,  et al
BMC Infect Dis. 2011 Nov 3;11(1):307
 Paper

Vaginal Langerhans cells non-productively transporting HIV-1 mediate infection of T cells.
Ballweber L, Robinson B, Kreger A,  et al
J Virol. 2011 Oct 5.
 Abstract

FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Intravaginal Practices, Vaginal Infections and HIV Acquisition: Systematic Review
and Meta-Analysis.
Hilber AM, Francis SC, Chersich M,  et al
PLoS One. 2010 Feb 9;5(2):e9119.
 Paper

Cervicovaginal cytological abnormalities in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection, in relation
to disease stage, CD4 cell count and viral load.
Micheletti AM, Dutra VD, Murta EF, et al
Diagn Cytopathol. 2009 Jan 23
 Abstract
 
Vaginal infections in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women
Oliveira PM, Mascarenhas RE, Ferrer SR, et al 
Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2008 Mar;30(3):121-6.
 Abstract
 
Lower levels of HIV-2 than HIV-1 in the female genital tract: correlates and longitudinal assessment
of viral shedding.
Hawes SE, Sow PS, Stern JE, et al 
AIDS. 2008 Nov 30;22(18):2517-2525.
 Abstract
 
Alcohol Consumption and HIV-1 Vaginal RNA Shedding Among Women.
 Theall KP, Amedee A, Clark RA, et al 
J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2008 May;69(3):454-8.
 Abstract
 
HIV's Vagina Travelogue.
Boggiano C, Littman DR.
Immunity. 2007 Feb;26(2):145-7.
 Abstract
 
Vesicovaginal Fistula Associated with Cytomegalovirus Infection in an HIV-Infected Patient.
Awonuga A, Greenbaum L, Merhi Z, et al
 Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2006 Oct 20;63(3):143-145
Abstract
 
The Occurrence of Vaginal Infections Among HIV-Infected and High-Risk HIV-Uninfected Women:
Longitudinal Findings of the Women's Interagency HIV Study.
Watts DH, Springer G, Minkoff H, et al 
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2006 Aug 31;
 Abstract
 
Mucosal Innate Immune Factors in the Female Genital Tract Are Associated with
Vaginal HIV-1 Shedding Independent of Plasma Viral Load.
Cummins JE, Christensen L, Lennox JL, et al
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2006 Aug;22(8):788-95.
 Abstract
 
HIV Type 1 Cervicovaginal Reservoirs in the Era of HAART.
 Nunnari G, Sullivan J, Xu Y, et al 
AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2005 Aug;21(8):714-8.
 Abstract
 
Effects of Bacterial Vaginosis and Other Genital Infections on the Natural
History of Human Papillomavirus Infection in HIV-1-Infected and High-Risk
HIV-1-Uninfected Women.
Watts DH, Fazarri M, Minkoff H, et al
J Infect Dis. 2005 Apr 1;191(7):1129-39
Abstract

Anti-HIV and -SIV immunity in the vagina.
Miller CJ, Lu FX.
Int Rev Immunol 2003 Jan-Feb;22(1):65-76
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Bacterial Vaginosis
       

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
The Role of Bacterial Vaginosis and Trichomonas in HIV Transmission Across The Female Genital Tract.
Mirmonsef P, Krass L, Landay A, Spear GT.
Curr HIV Res. 2012 Feb 29.
Abstract

Bacterial Vaginosis and Vitamin D Deficiency Among Nonpregnant HIV-Infected and Uninfected Women in the United States.
French AL, Adeyemi OM, Agniel DM, et al
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2011 Aug 29.
 Abstract

Bacterial vaginosis as a risk factor for high-grade cervical lesions and cancer in
HIV-seropositive women.
Denslow SA, Westreich DJ, Firnhaber C, et al
 Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2011 Jun 15.
Abstract

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Detection of Fastidious Vaginal Bacteria in Women with HIV Infection and Bacterial Vaginosis.
Mitchell C, Moreira C, Fredricks D, et al  
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2009;2009:236919
 Paper

Intermittent Intravaginal Antibiotic Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis in HIV-Uninfected
and -Infected Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Taha TE, Kumwenda NI, Kafulafula G, et al 
PLoS Clin Trials. 2007 Feb 23;2(2):e10
 Abstract

HIV-Inducing Factor in Cervicovaginal Secretions Is Associated With Bacterial
Vaginosis in HIV-1-Infected Women.
Cohn JA, Hashemi FB, Camarca M, et al   
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2005 Jul 1;39(3):340-346.
 Abstract

Vaginal Swabs Versus Lavage for Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis and
Bacterial Vaginosis Among HIV-Positive Women.
Kissinger PJ, Dumestre J, Clark RA, et al 
Sex Transm Dis. 2005 Apr;32(4):227-30.
 Abstract
 
 
     Conference Reports, Abstracts, and Posters
 
  POSTER
Correlation of CD4+ T lymphocyte and the rate of bacterial vaginosis in HIV-infected Thai women at the
Thai Red Cross Anonymous Clinic
R. Wongkanya, T. Pankam, J. Barisri, et al
(6th IAS Conference)
Poster     Abstract
Vaginitis
       

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Analysis of Standard Methods for Diagnosing Vaginitis: HIV Infection Does Not Complicate the
Diagnosis of Vaginitis.
Sha BE, Gawel SH, Hershow RC, et al
 J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2007 Oct;11(4):240-250.
 Abstract		  
Candidiasis
       

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
FULL-TEXT ARTICLE
Determinants of Symptomatic Vulvovaginal Candidiasis among Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infected Women in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
 Apalata T, Carr WH, Sturm WA, et al
Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2014;2014:387070.
Paper

Vaginal colonization with Candida spp. in human immunodeficiency virus - infected women:
a cohort study.
Beltrame A, Matteelli A, Carvalho AC 
Int J STD AIDS. 2006 Apr;17(4):260-6.
 Abstract

The effect of vaginal candidiasis on the shedding of human immunodeficiency virus in
cervicovaginal secretions.
Spinillo A, Zara F, Gardella B,  et al 
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Mar;192(3):774-9.
 Abstract
Condylomata
       

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  HIV-1 infection and risk of vulvovaginal and perianal condylomata acuminata and
intraepithelial neoplasia: a prospective cohort study.
Conley LJ, Ellerbrock TV, Bush TJ,
Lancet 2002 Jan 12;359(9301):108-13
 Abstract		  
Cervico-Vaginal Dysplasia
       

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Cervico-vaginal dysplasia-papillomavirus-induced and HIV-1 infection: role of
correlated markers for prognostic evaluation.
Pugliese A, Andronico L, Gennero L, et al.
 Cell Biochem Funct 2002 Sep;20(3):233-6
 Abstract
Neoplasia
       

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Vulvar, Vaginal, and Perianal Intraepithelial Neoplasia in Women With or at Risk for Human
Immunodeficiency Virus.
Jamieson DJ, Paramsothy P, Cu-Uvin S, Duerr A. 
Obstet Gynecol. 2006 May;107(5):1023-1028.
Abstract
Vesicovaginal Fistula
       

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Vesicovaginal Fistula Associated with Cytomegalovirus Infection in an HIV-Infected Patient.
Awonuga A, Greenbaum L, Merhi Z, et al
 Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2006 Oct 20;63(3):143-145
Abstract
 

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