A large, population-based study of age-related associations between vaginal pH and human papillomavirus infection
Open Access
- 8 February 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 12 (1), 33
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-12-33
Abstract
Vaginal pH is related to genital tract inflammation and changes in the bacterial flora, both suggested cofactors for persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. To evaluate the relationship between vaginal pH and HPV, we analyzed data from our large population-based study in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. We examined vaginal pH and the risk of HPV infection, cytological abnormalities, and C. trachomatis infection.Keywords
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