Exploring potential of vaginal Lactobacillus isolates from South African women for enhancing treatment for bacterial vaginosis.

Authors: Anna-Ursula Happel, Brian Kullin, Hoyam Gamieldien, Nicole Wentzel, Chambrez Z Zauchenberger, Heather B Jaspan, Smritee Dabee, Shaun L Barnabas, Shameem Z Jaumdally, Janan Dietrich, Glenda Gray, Linda-Gail Bekker, Remy Froissart, Jo-Ann S Passmore

Source: PLoS Pathogens, Vol 16, Iss 6, p e1008559 (2020)

Subject Terms: Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7366; https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7374

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Defining characteristics of genital health in South African adolescent girls and young women at high risk for HIV infection.

Authors: Smritee Dabee, Shaun L Barnabas, Katie S Lennard, Shameem Z Jaumdally, Hoyam Gamieldien, Christina Balle, Anna-Ursula Happel, Brandon D Murugan, Anna-Lise Williamson, Nonhlanhla Mkhize, Janan Dietrich, David A Lewis, Francesca Chiodi, Thomas J Hope, Robin Shattock, Glenda Gray, Linda-Gail Bekker, Heather B Jaspan, Jo-Ann S Passmore

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 4, p e0213975 (2019)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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High human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence in South African adolescents and young women encourages expanded HPV vaccination campaigns.

Authors: Zizipho Z A Mbulawa, Cari van Schalkwyk, Nai-Chung Hu, Tracy L Meiring, Shaun Barnabas, Smritee Dabee, Heather Jaspan, Jean-Mari Kriek, Shameem Z Jaumdally, Etienne Muller, Linda-Gail Bekker, David A Lewis, Janan Dietrich, Glenda Gray, Jo-Ann S Passmore, Anna-Lise Williamson

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 1, p e0190166 (2018)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5749739?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Modulation of Female Genital Tract-Derived Dendritic Cell Migration and Activation in Response to Inflammatory Cytokines and Toll-Like Receptor Agonists.

Authors: Muki S Shey, Niren Maharaj, Derseree Archary, Sinaye Ngcapu, Nigel Garrett, Salim Abdool Karim, Jo-Ann S Passmore

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 5, p e0155668 (2016)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4865202?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Randomized Cross-Sectional Study to Compare HIV-1 Specific Antibody and Cytokine Concentrations in Female Genital Secretions Obtained by Menstrual Cup and Cervicovaginal Lavage.

Authors: Derseree Archary, Lenine J Liebenberg, Lise Werner, Sahil Tulsi, Nelisile Majola, Nivashnee Naicker, Sarah Dlamini, Thomas J Hope, Natasha Samsunder, Salim S Abdool Karim, Lynn Morris, Jo-Ann S Passmore, Nigel J Garrett

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 10, Iss 7, p e0131906 (2015)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4492781?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Optimizing viable leukocyte sampling from the female genital tract for clinical trials: an international multi-site study.

Authors: Lyle R McKinnon, Sean M Hughes, Stephen C De Rosa, Jeffrey A Martinson, Jill Plants, Kirsten E Brady, Pamela P Gumbi, Devin J Adams, Lucia Vojtech, Christine G Galloway, Michael Fialkow, Gretchen Lentz, Dayong Gao, Zhiquan Shu, Billy Nyanga, Preston Izulla, Joshua Kimani, Steve Kimwaki, Alfred Bere, Zoe Moodie, Alan L Landay, Jo-Ann S Passmore, Rupert Kaul, Richard M Novak, M Juliana McElrath, Florian Hladik

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 1, p e85675 (2014)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3893217?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Effect of female genital schistosomiasis and anti-schistosomal treatment on monocytes, CD4+ T-cells and CCR5 expression in the female genital tract.

Authors: Elisabeth Kleppa, Veron Ramsuran, Siphosenkosi Zulu, Gunn Hege Karlsen, Alfred Bere, Jo-Ann S Passmore, Patricia Ndhlovu, Kristine Lillebø, Sigve D Holmen, Mathias Onsrud, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Myra Taylor, Eyrun F Kjetland, Thumbi Ndung'u

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 6, p e98593 (2014)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4045760?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Cervicovaginal Human Papillomavirus Genomes, Microbiota Composition and Cytokine Concentrations in South African Adolescents

Authors: Anna-Ursula Happel, Christina Balle, Enock Havyarimana, Bryan Brown, Brandon S. Maust, Colin Feng, Byung H. Yi, Katherine Gill, Linda-Gail Bekker, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Heather B. Jaspan, Arvind Varsani

Source: Viruses, Vol 15, Iss 3, p 758 (2023)

Subject Terms: HPV, Alphapapillomavirus, Gammapapillomavirus, whole genome, DNA viruses, vaginal virome, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/15/3/758; https://doaj.org/toc/1999-4915

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In Silico Characterisation of Putative Prophages in Lactobacillaceae Used in Probiotics for Vaginal Health

Authors: Anna-Ursula Happel, Brian R. Kullin, Hoyam Gamieldien, Heather B. Jaspan, Arvind Varsani, Darren Martin, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Rémy Froissart

Source: Microorganisms, Vol 10, Iss 2, p 214 (2022)

Subject Terms: genital, prophages, bacteriophages, probiotics, antibiotic resistant genes, virulence factor, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/2/214; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2607

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Relationship between the Oral and Vaginal Microbiota of South African Adolescents with High Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis

Authors: Christina Balle, Rachel Esra, Enock Havyarimana, Shameem Z. Jaumdally, Katie Lennard, Iyaloo N. Konstantinus, Shaun L. Barnabas, Anna-Ursula Happel, Katherine Gill, Tanya Pidwell, Jairam R. Lingappa, Hoyam Gamieldien, Linda-Gail Bekker, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Heather B. Jaspan

Source: Microorganisms, Vol 8, Iss 7, p 1004 (2020)

Subject Terms: adolescents, microbiota, oral, bacterial vaginosis, periodontitis, South Africa, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/7/1004; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2607

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Cervicovaginal, oral, and serum IgG and IgA responses to human papillomavirus type 16 in women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.

Authors: Jo‐Ann S. Passmore, Dianne J. Marais, Candice Sampson, Bruce Allan, Neelofar Parker, Michelle Milner, Lynnette Denny, Anna‐Lise Williamson

Source: Journal of Medical Virology; Sep2007, Vol. 79 Issue 9, p1375-1380, 6p

Subject Terms: PAPILLOMAVIRUSES, GENITALIA, IMMUNOGLOBULINS, TUMOR growth

Exploring the female genital tract mycobiome in young South African women using metaproteomics

Authors: Tamlyn K. Gangiah, Arghavan Alisoltani, Matthys Potgieter, Liam Bell, Elizabeth Ross, Arash Iranzadeh, Zac McDonald, Imane Allali, Smritee Dabee, Shaun Barnabas, Jonathan M. Blackburn, David L. Tabb, Linda-Gail Bekker, Heather B. Jaspan, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Nicola Mulder, Lindi Masson

Source: Microbiome, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-22 (2025)

Subject Terms: Mycobiome, Metaproteomics, Female genital tract, Bacterial vaginosis, Fungi, Microbial ecology, QR100-130

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2049-2618

Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/336b1b964a404142bce589a1f7c44ea3

Ecology meets reproductive medicine in HIV prevention: the case for geography-informed approaches for bacterial vaginosis in Africa

Authors: Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Sinaye Ngcapu, Serah Gitome, Brian R. Kullin, Kirsten Welp, Darren P. Martin, Disebo Potloane, Monalisa T. Manhanzva, Moses M. Obimbo, Katherine Gill, Mellissa Le Fevre, Anna-Ursula Happel, Heather B. Jaspan, Margaret Kasaro, Elizabeth A. Bukusi

Source: Frontiers in Reproductive Health, Vol 6 (2024)

Subject Terms: female, bacterial vaginosis, HIV, inflammation, probiotics, geography, Reproduction, QH471-489, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frph.2024.1431306/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2673-3153

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Knowledge and perceptions of blood donors of the Western Cape Blood Services, South Africa, toward vaginal sample donation for biobanking

Authors: Shantelle Claassen-Weitz, Brian Kullin, Elloise du Toit, Sugnet Gardner-Lubbe, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Heather Jaspan, Anna-Ursula Happel, Greg Bellairs, Caroline Hilton, Anika Chicken, Kirsten Welp, Hannah Livingstone, Adrian Brink

Source: Frontiers in Reproductive Health, Vol 6 (2024)

Subject Terms: blood donors, microbiome, vaginal, vaginal donors, vaginal microbiota transplant, Reproduction, QH471-489, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frph.2024.1446809/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2673-3153

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Copper intrauterine device increases vaginal concentrations of inflammatory anaerobes and depletes lactobacilli compared to hormonal options in a randomized trial

Authors: Bryan P. Brown, Colin Feng, Ramla F. Tanko, Shameem Z. Jaumdally, Rubina Bunjun, Smritee Dabee, Anna-Ursula Happel, Melanie Gasper, Donald D. Nyangahu, Maricianah Onono, Gonasagrie Nair, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Caitlin W. Scoville, Kate Heller, Jared M. Baeten, Steven E. Bosinger, Adam Burgener, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Renee Heffron, Heather B. Jaspan

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2023)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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'Words are too small': exploring artmaking as a tool to facilitate dialogues with young South African women about their sexual and reproductive health experiences

Authors: Felicity Hartley, Lucia Knight, Hilton Humphries, Jill Trappler, Katherine Gill, Linda-Gail Bekker, Virginia MacKenny, Jo-Ann S. Passmore

Source: Frontiers in Reproductive Health, Vol 5 (2023)

Subject Terms: adolescent health, young women, sexual and reproductive health, artmaking, stigma, sex education, Reproduction, QH471-489, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frph.2023.1194158/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2673-3153

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Lactic acid from vaginal microbiota enhances cervicovaginal epithelial barrier integrity by promoting tight junction protein expression

Authors: David Jose Delgado-Diaz, Brianna Jesaveluk, Joshua A. Hayward, David Tyssen, Arghavan Alisoltani, Matthys Potgieter, Liam Bell, Elizabeth Ross, Arash Iranzadeh, Imane Allali, Smritee Dabee, Shaun Barnabas, Hoyam Gamieldien, Jonathan M. Blackburn, Nicola Mulder, Steven B. Smith, Vonetta L. Edwards, Adam D. Burgener, Linda-Gail Bekker, Jacques Ravel, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Lindi Masson, Anna C. Hearps, Gilda Tachedjian

Source: Microbiome, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2022)

Subject Terms: Female reproductive tract, Lactic acid, Vaginal microbiome, Tight junctions, Transcriptomics, Epithelial cells, Microbial ecology, QR100-130

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2049-2618

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Cost-effectiveness analysis of different screening and diagnostic strategies for sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis in women attending primary health care facilities in Cape Town

Authors: Elise Smith, Lindi Masson, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Edina Sinanovic

Source: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 11 (2023)

Subject Terms: HIV prevention, point-of-care testing, cost-effectiveness, bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted infections, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1048091/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565

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Higher mucosal antibody concentrations in women with genital tract inflammation

Authors: Parveen Sobia, Thevani Pillay, Lenine J. P. Liebenberg, Aida Sivro, Leila E. Mansoor, Farzana Osman, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Salim S. Abdool Karim, Cheryl Baxter, Lyle R. McKinnon, Derseree Archary

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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A pilot study to show that asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections alter the foreskin epithelial proteome

Authors: Nyaradzo T. L. Chigorimbo-Murefu, Matthys Potgieter, Sonwabile Dzanibe, Zikhona Gabazana, Gershom Buri, Aditya Chawla, Bokani Nleya, Abraham J. Olivier, Rushil Harryparsad, Bridget Calder, Shaun Garnett, Lungile Maziya, David A. Lewis, Heather Jaspan, Doug Wilson, Jo-Ann S. Passmore, Nicola Mulder, Jonathan Blackburn, Linda-Gail Bekker, Clive M. Gray

Source: Frontiers in Microbiology, Vol 13 (2022)

Subject Terms: asymptomatic sexually transmitted infection, foreskin, foreskin proteome, HIV susceptibility, gene ontology enrichment analysis, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.928317/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-302X

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