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Use of nonoxynol-9 and changes in vaginal lactobacilli
(University of Nairobi, 1998-08)
Several in vitro studies have shown nonoxynol-9 (N-9) to be toxic to lactobacilli, especially to strains that produce H2O2. Data from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial that investigated the ...
Prospective Study Of Correlates Of Vaginal Lactobacillus Colonisation Among High-risk Hiv-1 Seronegative Women
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Objective: Vaginal colonisation with Lactobacillus species is characteristic of normal vaginal ecology. The absence of vaginal lactobacilli, particularly hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-producing isolates, has been associated ...