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Diversity of cervicovaginal microbiome among HPV-positive versus HPV-negative women of Sub-Himalayan region of India.
Indian journal of medical microbiology - 1 Jan 2026
Khoiwal Kavita, Kalita Deepjyoti, Gupta Shailesh, Gaurav Amrita, Manisha Polaki, Yerkade Vasundhara, Mathuria Yogendra Pratap, Chaturvedi Jaya
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Recent studies from Western countries suggest an association between cervicovaginal microbiome (CVM) and HPV persistence. This study aims to identify CVM diversity within HPV-negative/positive women and to establish an association between HPV infection and CVM in Indian women. METHODS: This was a pilot, hospital-based, prospective study conducted at a tertiary care center in India over 6 months....
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- Humans
- Female
- India
- Microbiota
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Adult
