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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2022

Roles of vaginal flora in human papillomavirus infection, virus persistence and clearance.

Mi Zeng, Xin Li, Xiaoyang Jiao, Xiaochun Cai, Fen Yao, Shaomin Xu, Xiaoshan Huang, Qiaoxin Zhang, Jianqiang Chen

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mi ZengDepartment of Cell Biology and Genetics, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
Xin LiDepartment of Cell Biology and Genetics, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
Xiaoyang JiaoDepartment of Cell Biology and Genetics, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
Xiaochun CaiDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Chenghai District People's Hospital, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
Fen YaoGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Immunopathology, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
Shaomin XuDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Chenghai District People's Hospital, Shantou, Guangdong, China.
Xiaoshan HuangLonghu Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
Qiaoxin ZhangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
Jianqiang ChenThe First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
Shantou University · CNZhuhai People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vaginal flora plays a vital role in human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and progression to cancer. To reveal a role of the vaginal flora in HPV persistence and clearance, 90 patients with HPV infection and 45 healthy individuals were enrolled in this study and their vaginal flora were analyzed. Women with HPV infection were treated with Importance: Our study revealed differences in vaginal flora patterns are associated with HPV persistence and its clearance. Interferon plus probiotics can greatly improve virus clearance in some patients. Distinguishing bacterial features associated with HPV clearance in patients would be helpful for early intervention and reverse persistent infection.

Indexed as

Papillomavirus InfectionsBacteriaFemaleHuman papillomavirus 16Human papillomavirus 18Human Papillomavirus VirusesHumansLactobacillusRNA, Ribosomal, 16SVaginaRNA, Ribosomal, 16S16S ribosomal DNA sequencinghuman papillomaviruslactobacillusprobioticsvaginal microbiota

Identifiers

PMID36683675
PMCPMC9848591
OpenAlexW4313584920

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