Lactobacillus jensenii LJe52 and Reduced Risk of Bacterial Vaginosis

• Colonization of the rectum by Lactobacillus species and decreased risk of bacterial vaginosis.

  • 2005-08
  • Observational · n = 531
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases 192(3)
  • • M. Antonio
    • L. Rabe
    • S. Hillier

  • PubMed: 15995952
  • DOI: 10.1086/430926

  2 Insights on

  • Reduced Risk of Bacterial Vaginosis

  • High evidence
  • Highly Cited

  Only 13 (9%) of 147 females colonized by L. crispatus or L. jensenii vaginally and/or rectally had bacterial vaginosis (BV), compared with 12 (44%) of 27 females colonized by other H(2)O(2)-producing lactobacilli (P < .001).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Large

  Significant

  Yes