Bacterial Vaginosis Is Associated with Loss of Gamma Delta T Cells in the Female Reproductive Tract in Women in the Miami Women Interagency HIV Study (WIHS): A Cross Sectional Study

Maria L. Alcaide; Natasa Strbo; Laura Romero; Deborah L. Jones; Violeta J. Rodriguez; Kristopher Arheart; Octavio Martinez; Hector Bolivar; Eckhard R. Podack; Margaret A. Fischl

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0153045

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Bacterial Vaginosis Is Associated with Loss of Gamma Delta T Cells in the Female Reproductive Tract in Women in the Miami Women Interagency HIV Study (WIHS): A Cross Sectional Study

Maria L. Alcaide ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Maria L. Alcaide, Natasa Strbo

* E-mail: malcaide@med.miami.edu

¶‡ Equal first author contribution.

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 33136, United States of America
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Natasa Strbo ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Maria L. Alcaide, Natasa Strbo

¶‡ Equal first author contribution.

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 33136, United States of America
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Laura Romero,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 33136, United States of America
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Deborah L. Jones,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 33136, United States of America
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Violeta J. Rodriguez,

Affiliation Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 33136, United States of America
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Kristopher Arheart,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 33136, United States of America
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Octavio Martinez,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 33136, United States of America, Hector Bolivar, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 33136, United States of America
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Hector Bolivar,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 33136, United States of America
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Eckhard R. Podack,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 33136, United States of America
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Margaret A. Fischl

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, 33136, United States of America
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Bacterial Vaginosis Is Associated with Loss of Gamma Delta T Cells in the Female Reproductive Tract in Women in the Miami Women Interagency HIV Study (WIHS): A Cross Sectional Study

Maria L. Alcaide,
Natasa Strbo,
Laura Romero,
Deborah L. Jones,
Violeta J. Rodriguez,
Kristopher Arheart,
Octavio Martinez,
Hector Bolivar,
Eckhard R. Podack,
Margaret A. Fischl

Published: April 14, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0153045

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