Role of the Vaginal Microbiological Ecosystem and Cytokine Profile in the Promotion of Cervical Dysplasia: A Case–Control Study

Affiliations

Kian Behbakht: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, USA
Jennifer Friedman: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, USA
Ira Heimler: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, USA
Alla Aroutcheva: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, USA
Jose Simoes: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, USA
Sebastian Faro: The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, Houston, TX, USA

Abstract

Objective: To identify alterations in the cytokine profile and microbial ecosystem of the vagina in association with cervical dysplasia.

ISSN: 1064-7449 (Print); 1098-0997 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7281