Male Circumcision Significantly Reduces Prevalence and Load of Genital Anaerobic Bacteria

ABSTRACT Male circumcision reduces female-to-male HIV transmission. Hypothesized mechanisms for this protective effect include decreased HIV target cell recruitment and activation due to changes in the penis microbiome. We compared the coronal sulcus microbiota of men from a group of uncircumcised c...

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Auteurs principaux: Cindy M. Liu, Bruce A. Hungate, Aaron A. R. Tobian, David Serwadda, Jacques Ravel, Richard Lester, Godfrey Kigozi, Maliha Aziz, Ronald M. Galiwango, Fred Nalugoda, Tania L. Contente-Cuomo, Maria J. Wawer, Paul Keim, Ronald H. Gray, Lance B. Price
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Publié: American Society for Microbiology 2013
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/efa0f2052dd74e19b5758284919d6888
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