SUMMARY A significant increase in the incidence of Candida-mediated infections has been
observed in the last decade, mainly due to rising numbers of susceptible individuals …

Background Persistent infection with high‐risk human papillomavirus can lead to cervical
dysplasia and cancer. Recent studies have suggested associations between the …

Candida albicans is a common fungus of the human microbiota. While generally a harmless
commensal in healthy individuals, several factors can lead to its overgrowth and cause a …

WHO estimated that nearly 1 million people become infected every day with any of four
curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs): chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, and …

Vaginal eubiosis is characterised by beneficial lactobacillus-dominated microbiota. In
contrast, vaginal dysbiosis (eg bacterial vaginosis, BV), characterised by an overgrowth of …

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are highly prevalent, lead to considerable patient morbidity,
incur large financial costs to health-care systems and are one of the most common reasons …

The female reproductive tract, similar to other mucosal sites, harbors a specific microbiome
commonly dominated by Lactobacillus species (spp.), which has an essential role in …

Persistent infection with oncogenic Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is necessary for cervical
carcinogenesis. Although evidence suggests that the vaginal microbiome plays a functional …

Colonization by Lactobacillus in the female genital tract is thought to be critical for
maintaining genital health. However, little is known about how genital microbiota influence …

Abstract Changes in cervico-vaginal microbiota with Lactobacillus depletion and increased
microbial diversity facilitate human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and might be involved in …