Comparison of the Vaginal Microbiota in Postmenopausal Black and White Women.
J Infect Dis
; 224(11): 1945-1949, 2021 12 01.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33367735
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
We compared vaginal microbial communities in postmenopausal black and white women.METHODS:
Shotgun sequencing of vaginal swabs from postmenopausal women self-identified as black or white was compared using MiRKAT.RESULTS:
Vaginal community dominance by Lactobacillus crispatus or Lactobacillusgasseri was more common in 44 postmenopausal black women (nâ =â 12, 27%) than among 44 matched white women (nâ =â 2, 5%; Pâ =â .01). No individual taxa were significantly more abundant in either group.CONCLUSIONS:
We identified small overall differences in vaginal microbial communities of black and white postmenopausal women. L. crispatus dominance was more common in black women. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION NCT02516202 (MsFLASH05) and NCT01418209 (MsFLASH03).Palavras-chave
Texto completo:
1
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vagina
/
Pós-Menopausa
/
Microbiota
Limite:
Aged
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos