Lactic acid-containing products for bacterial vaginosis and their impact on the vaginal microbiota: A systematic review.

Lactic acid-containing products for bacterial vaginosis and their impact on the vaginal microbiota: A systematic review.

<h4>Objective</h4>The vaginal microbiota in bacterial vaginosis (BV) typically has low abundance of lactic acid producing lactobacilli. Lactic acid has properties that may make it effective for treating BV and/or restoring an optimal lactobacillus-dominated vaginal microbiota. We conduct...

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Main Authors: Erica L Plummer, Catriona S Bradshaw, Michelle Doyle, Christopher K Fairley, Gerald L Murray, Deborah Bateson, Lindi Masson, Josephine Slifirski, Gilda Tachedjian, Lenka A Vodstrcil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246953

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