The Influence of Diet Quality on Vaginal Microbiota Composition in Pregnant Women

Abstract

Molecular bacterial vaginosis (BV), a microbial dysbiosis, contributes to adverse pregnancy outcomes and affects 30% of reproductive age women. It is unclear whether diet shapes the vaginal microbiota. This is important knowledge because diet is readily modifiable and may be leveraged to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study sought to fill the gap on whether diet influences the vaginal microbiota, thus BV, by examining the association between longitudinal diet quality and molecular BV. A subsample of 55 women from a large federally funded project (BEAM; NR014826) were included. No significant association between diet and molecular BV were observed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 18, 2021
Accession Number
AD1183220

Entities

People

  • Tonya Y. White

Organizations

  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Bacteria
  • Bacterial Infections
  • Data Mining
  • Databases
  • Diseases
  • Families (Human)
  • Geography
  • Gut Microbiome
  • Health Services
  • Hiv Infections
  • Infection
  • Information Science
  • Microbiomes
  • Microorganisms
  • Nutrition Disorders
  • Regression Analysis
  • Social Psychology
  • Therapy
  • United States
  • Viruses

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  • Biotechnology