Kerry Murphy, Quihu Shi, Donald R Hoover, Adaora A Adimora, Maria L Alcaide, Susan Brockmann, Elizabeth Daubert, Priya Duggal, Daniel Merenstein, Jodie A Dionne, Anandi N Sheth, Marla J Keller, Betsy C Herold, Kathryn Anastos, Bradley Aouizerat
PROBLEM: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) disproportionally impacts Black and Hispanic women, placing them at risk for HIV, sexually transmitted infections and preterm birth. It is unknown whether there are differences by genetic ancestry in BV risk or whether polymorphisms associated with BV risk differ by ancestry. METHODS: Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) participants with longitudinal Nugent scores were dichotomized as having (n = 319, Nugent 7-10) or not having BV (n = 367, Nugent 0-3)...
May 2024: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology: AJRI