Genital infections in young women

Grant number: 509144 | Funding period: 2008 - 2010

Completed

Abstract

The aim of this research project is to measure how many Australian women are infected with either bacterial vaginosis or Mycoplasma genitalium. These infections can be associated with significant reproductive complications for women. Very little is know about how common these infections are or how often they can occur. This study will follow 1400 women over 12 months, asking them to provide vaginal swabs through the post for testing for these infections.

Related publications (2)

Mycoplasma genitalium Incidence, Organism Load, and Treatment Failure in a Cohort of Young Australian Women

Jennifer Walker, Christopher K Fairley, Catriona S Bradshaw, Sepehr N Tabrizi, Jimmy Twin, Marcus Y Chen, Nicole Taylor, Basil Donovan, John M Kaldor, Kathleen McNamee, Eve Urban, Sandra Walker, Marian Currie, Hudson Birden, Francis J Bowden, Jane Gunn, Marie Pirotta, Lyle Gurrin, Veerakathy Harindra, Suzanne M Garland

2013-04-15

BACKGROUND: Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is an emerging sexually transmitted infection (STI) that is potentially associated with rep..

Prevalent and Incident Bacterial Vaginosis Are Associated with Sexual and Contraceptive Behaviours in Young Australian Women

Catriona S Bradshaw, Jennifer Walker, Christopher K Fairley, Marcus Y Chen, Sepehr N Tabrizi, Basil Donovan, John M Kaldor, Kathryn McNamee, Eve Urban, Sandra Walker, Marian Currie, Hudson Birden, Francis Bowden, Suzanne Garland, Marie Pirotta, Lyle Gurrin, Jane S Hocking

2013-03-05

BACKGROUND: To determine prevalence and incidence of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and risk factors in young sexually-active Australian..