Vaginal microbiota affects urinary tract infection risk in women with systemic lupus erythematosus: a pilot cross-sectional study from Thailand.

Porpon RotjanapanAunyakant JaroensukrungruangPrapaporn PisitkunPintip NgamjanyapornJittima ManonaiVorthon SawaswongPrangwalai ChanchaemSunchai Payungporn

Published in: Lupus science & medicine (2021)

The vaginal microbiota diversity differed between patients with lupus with and without UTI, and unnecessary administration of TMP-SMX prophylaxis may affect the alpha diversity of the vaginal microbiota.

Keyphrases

urinary tract infection
systemic lupus erythematosus
disease activity
clinical trial
rheumatoid arthritis