Vaginal microbial diversity of the genital tract of South African adolescent females

Young, reproductive-aged women are at highest risk of acquiring human-immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The Women's Initiative in Sexual Health (WISH) study was designed to investigate potential biological reasons for this high risk in HIV negative, South African adolescent females. Little is known...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Breetzke, Aerin Olivia
Other Authors: Passmore, Jo-Ann
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24976