Mapping cervical microbiome diversity and inflammatory milieu and its perturbation in asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis and Candida infections: Insights from a community clinic in Mumbai
This study maps the cervical microbiome and cytokine profile of healthy Indian women and demonstrates that asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis and Candida infections induces variations, highlighting the complex host-microbe interactions that govern vaginal health.
Authors
- Clara Aranha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5552-8265)
- Kalyani Karandikar
- Vikrant M. Bhor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9897-4505)
- Kiran Munne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7077-5854)
- Deepti Tandon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7889-7346)
- Jyoti Suresh Batgire
- Zabiya Bharmal
- Anushree D. Patil
Institutions
- National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmmb.2026.101067
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00