Host Response and Inflammation | Spotlight Michelle D. Cherne, Amy L. Cole, Lisa Newberry, Mary Schmidt-Owens, Michael Deichen, Alexander M. Cole Andreas J. Bäumler, Editor DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00041-20 ABSTRACT Bacterial vaginosis (BV), a disorder of the female reproductive tract (FRT) in which a healthy Lactobacillus-dominant microflora is replaced by BV-associated bacteria (BVAB), can significantly increase the incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) acquisition.
