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Microbiology

D-Index
43
Citations
9276
World Ranking
5210
National Ranking
1

Best Publications

  • Preexposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection among African Women

    Lut Van Damme;Amy Corneli;Khatija Ahmed;Johan Lombaard

  • The global epidemiology of bacterial vaginosis: a systematic review.

    Chris Kenyon;Robert Colebunders;Tania Crucitti

  • The vaginal microbiota: What have we learned after a decade of molecular characterization?

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  • Lack of effectiveness of cellulose sulfate gel for the prevention of vaginal HIV transmission.

    Lut Van Damme;Roshini Govinden;Florence M. Mirembe;Fernand Guédou

  • The Evolving Facets of Bacterial Vaginosis: Implications for HIV Transmission.

    Lyle R McKinnon;Lyle R McKinnon;Sharon L Achilles;Catriona S Bradshaw;Adam Burgener

  • Laboratory evaluation of four HIV/syphilis rapid diagnostic tests

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  • Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among young people in South Africa: A nested survey in a health and demographic surveillance site.

    Suzanna C. Francis;T. Nondumiso Mthiyane;Kathy Baisley;S. Lerato Mchunu

  • Public health surveillance of multidrug-resistant clones of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Europe: a genomic survey.

    Simon R Harris;Michelle J Cole;Gianfranco Spiteri;Leonor Sánchez-Busó

  • Quantification of bacterial species of the vaginal microbiome in different groups of women, using nucleic acid amplification tests.

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  • Effectiveness of cellulose sulfate vaginal gel for the prevention of HIV infection: results of a Phase III trial in Nigeria.

    Vera Halpern;Folasade Ogunsola;Orikomaba Obunge;Chin-Hua Wang

  • A longitudinal analysis of the vaginal microbiota and vaginal immune mediators in women from sub-Saharan Africa.

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  • The significance of Lactobacillus crispatus and L. vaginalis for vaginal health and the negative effect of recent sex: a cross-sectional descriptive study across groups of African women.

    Vicky Jespers;Janneke van de Wijgert;Piet Cools;Rita Verhelst

  • Comparison of culture and different PCR assays for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in self collected vaginal swab specimens.

    T Crucitti;E Van Dyck;A Tehe;S Abdellati

  • Trichomonas vaginalis and HIV infection acquisition: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Simon Chengo Masha;Piet Cools;Eduard J Sanders;Mario Vaneechoutte

  • Prevalence and Correlates of Bacterial Vaginosis in Different Sub-Populations of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study

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  • The vaginal microbiota and susceptibility to HIV.

    Anne Buvé;Vicky Jespers;Tania Crucitti;Raina N. Fichorova

  • A fruitful alliance: the synergy between Atopobium vaginae and Gardnerella vaginalis in bacterial vaginosis-associated biofilm

    Liselotte Hardy;Vicky Jespers;Said Abdellati;Irith De Baetselier

  • Global phylogeny of Treponema pallidum lineages reveals recent expansion and spread of contemporary syphilis.

    Mathew A Beale;Michael Marks;Michael Marks;Michelle J Cole;Min-Kuang Lee

  • Bacterial biofilms in the vagina

    Liselotte Hardy;Nuno Cerca;Vicky Jespers;Mario Vaneechoutte

  • Unravelling the Bacterial Vaginosis-Associated Biofilm: A Multiplex Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Assay Using Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes

    Liselotte Hardy;Vicky Jespers;Nassira Dahchour;Lambert Mwambarangwe

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