Associations between dietary micronutrient intake and molecular-Bacterial Vaginosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Bacterial vaginosis (BV), a clinical condition characterized by decreased vaginal Lactobacillus spp., is difficult to treat. We examined associations between micronutrient intake and a low-Lactobacillus vaginal microbiota as assessed by molecular methods (termed "molecular-BV").

Methods

This cross-sectional analysis utilized data collected at the baseline visit of the Hormonal Contraception Longitudinal Study, a cohort of reproductive-aged women followed over 2 years while initiating or ceasing hormonal contraception (HC). The Block Brief 2000 Food Frequency Questionnaire was administered and micronutrient intakes were ranked. Vaginal microbiota composition was assessed using 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and clustered into community state types (CSTs) based o

SUBMITTER: Tuddenham S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6806504 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature