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- Title
Altered biomarkers of mucosal immunity and reduced vaginal Lactobacillus concentrations in sexually active female adolescents.
- Authors
Madan, Rebecca Pellett; Carpenter, Colleen; Fiedler, Tina; Kalyoussef, Sabah; McAndrew, Thomas C; Viswanathan, Shankar; Kim, Mimi; Keller, Marla J; Fredricks, David N; Herold, Betsy C
- Abstract
Genital secretions collected from adult women exhibit in vitro activity against herpes simplex virus (HSV) and Escherichia coli (E. coli), but prior studies have not investigated this endogenous antimicrobial activity or its mediators in adolescent females.
- Publication
PloS one, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 7, pe40415
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0040415