Lactobacillus crispatus LBV88 and Reduced Viral Infection

• Protective Mechanisms of Vaginal Lactobacilli against Sexually Transmitted Viral Infections.

  • 2024-08-23
  • Review
  • International journal of molecular sciences 25(17)
  • • Elisa Avitabile
    • Laura Menotti
    • Vanessa Croatti
    • Barbara Giordani
    • Carola Parolin
    • Beatrice Vitali

  • PubMed: 39273118
  • DOI: 10.3390/ijms25179168

  5 Insights on

  • Reduced Viral Infection

  • Moderate evidence
  • Rigorous Journal

  Increasing evidence suggests that these beneficial bacteria may also confer protection against sexually transmitted infections (STIs) caused by viruses such as human papillomavirus (HPV), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and herpes simplex virus (HSV).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small