Association of high-risk sexual behaviour with diversity of the vaginal microbiota and abundance of Lactobacillus.
Jocelyn M WesselsJulie LajoieDanielle VitaliKenneth OmolloJoshua KimaniJulius OyugiJuliana CheruiyotMakubo KimaniJohn N MungaiMaureen AkoloJennifer C StearnsMichael G SuretteKeith R FowkeCharu KaushicPublished in: PloS one (2017)
High-risk sexual behaviour is associated with diversity of the vaginal microbiota and lack of Lactobacillus. These factors could contribute to increased risk of STIs and HIV in women engaged in high-risk sexual behaviour.