Accession Number:

AD1183220

Title:

The Influence of Diet Quality on Vaginal Microbiota Composition in Pregnant Women

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Doctoral Thesis]

Corporate Author:

UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIV OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES BETHESDA MD

Personal Author(s):

• White, Tonya Y

Report Date:

2021-02-18

Pagination or Media Count:

136

Abstract:

Molecular bacterial vaginosis BV, a microbial dysbiosis, contributes to adverse pregnancy outcomes and affects 30 of reproductive age women. It is unclear whether diet shapes the vaginal microbiota. This is important knowledge because diet is readily modifiable and may be leveraged to reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study sought to fill the gap on whether diet influences the vaginal microbiota, thus BV, by examining the association between longitudinal diet quality and molecular BV. A subsample of 55 women from a large federally funded project BEAM NR014826 were included. No significant association between diet and molecular BV were observed.

Descriptors:

• health services
• bacterial infections
• microbiomes
• gut microbiome
• hiv infections
• microorganisms
• nutrition disorders
• viruses
• bacteria
• information science
• regression analysis
• therapy
• anti-infective agents
• families (human)
• infection
• social psychology
• united states

Subject Categories:

• Medicine and Medical Research
• Microbiology

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]