The penile microbiota of Black South African men: relationship with human papillomavirus and HIV infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To date, the microbiota of the human penis has been studied mostly in connection with circumcision, HIV risk and female partner bacterial vaginosis (BV). These studies have shown that male circumcision reduces penile anaerobic bacteria, that greater abundance of penile anaerobic bacteria is correlated with increased cytokine levels and greater risk of HIV infection, and that the penile microbiota is an important harbour for BV-associated bacteria. While circumcision has been shown to significantly reduce the risk of acquiring human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, the relationship of the penile microbiota with HPV is still unknown. In this study, we examined the penile microbiota of HPV-infected men as well as the impact of HIV status.

Results

The penile skin micro

SUBMITTER: Onywera H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7137192 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature