Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) Candidate Bacteria: Associations with BV and Behavioural Practices in Sexually-Experienced and Inexperienced Women

Katherine Fethers; Jimmy Twin; Christopher K Fairley; Freya JI Fowkes; Suzanne M Garland; Glenda Fehler; Anna M Morton; Jane S Hocking; Sepehr N Tabrizi; Catriona S Bradshaw

Journal article

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) Candidate Bacteria: Associations with BV and Behavioural Practices in Sexually-Experienced and Inexperienced Women

Katherine Fethers, Jimmy Twin, Christopher K Fairley, Freya JI Fowkes, Suzanne M Garland, Glenda Fehler, Anna M Morton, Jane S Hocking, Sepehr N Tabrizi, Catriona S Bradshaw

PLoS One | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2012

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030633

University of Melbourne Researchers

Freya Fowkes Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Catriona Bradshaw Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Sepehr Tabrizi Author Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy

Jane Hocking Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Suzanne Garland Wark Author Obstetrics and Gynaecology Royal Women's Hospital/Mercy

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Funding Acknowledgements

Dr. Fethers, Dr. Bradshaw, Dr. Fowkes, Dr. Garland and Dr. Hocking are currently or were supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowship scheme for the period of this study. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.