Bacterial vaginosis

1. HPV infection is associated with bacterial vaginosis in humans (41.58% vs. 36.46%, q=0.032).

   “HPV infection was selectively associated with increased bacterial vaginosis (BV) (41.58% vs. 36.46%, q=0.032)”

   Humansfemales

   Age-specific vaginal microecological dysbiosis associated with HPV infection: a large-scale cross-sectional study with targeted functional sequencing validation

   Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology·21 Jan 2026

2. Bacterial vaginosis raises the risk of HPV infection in humans (aOR = 1.64).

   “whereas BV and sialidase dominated in midlife (35-44 years, aOR = 1.64)”

   Humansfemales

   Age-specific vaginal microecological dysbiosis associated with HPV infection: a large-scale cross-sectional study with targeted functional sequencing validation

   Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology·21 Jan 2026

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