Douching Is Associated With Dysregulated Rectal Mucosal Immunity in Sexual Minority Men
Among SMM engaging in receptive CAS, douching may identify those with amplified biobehavioral HIV and STI risk. Elucidating the mechanisms whereby douching dysregulates rectal immune function and alters rectal microbial communities could yield targets for biomedical approaches to optimize HIV/STI prevention in SMM during receptive CAS.
Authors
- Tiffany R. Glynn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0305-1976)
- Charlene Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0090-6465)
- Robert Parisi
- Courtney A. Broedlow
- Angela McGaugh
- Darling Martinez
- Christian Grov
- Maria L Alcaide
- Adam W Carrico
- Jose A Bauermeister
- Jennifer A Manuzak
Institutions
- Tulane University (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- AIDS Healthcare Foundation (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- City University of New York (US)
- Florida International University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf577
- Primary Topic
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00