title: Cervical and vaginal flora specimens are highly concordant with respect to bacterial vaginosis-associated organisms and commensal Lactobacillus species in women of reproductive age.
abstract: Matched vaginal and cervical specimens from 96 subjects were analyzed by quantitative PCR for the presence and concentration of bacterial vaginosis-associated microbes and commensal Lactobacillus spp. Detection of these microbes was 92% concordant, indicating that microbial floras at these body sites are generally similar.
authors.affiliation: Femeris Women's Health Research Center, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Genesis Biotechnology Group, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: William L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Femeris Women's Health Research Center, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Genesis Biotechnology Group, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Spencer R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Hedges
authors.affiliation: Femeris Women's Health Research Center, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Genesis Biotechnology Group, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA Oncoveda Cancer Research Center, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Genesis Biotechnology Group, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mordechai
authors.affiliation: Femeris Women's Health Research Center, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Genesis Biotechnology Group, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA Oncoveda Cancer Research Center, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Genesis Biotechnology Group, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Martin E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Adelson
authors.affiliation: Oncoveda Cancer Research Center, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Genesis Biotechnology Group, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Jason P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Trama
authors.affiliation: Femeris Women's Health Research Center, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Genesis Biotechnology Group, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Scott E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Gygax
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kaunitz
authors.affiliation: Femeris Women's Health Research Center, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, Genesis Biotechnology Group, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA dhilbert@mdlab.com.
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Hilbert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D058491:Bacterial Load; D058448:Biota; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology*; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D055815:Young Adult