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Differences in immunoregulatory cytokine expression patterns in the systemic and genital tract compartments of HIV-1-infected commercial sex workers in Benin.

Antitrichomonas IgG, IgM, IgA, and IgG subclass responses in human intravaginal trichomoniasis.

The effect of vaginal douching cessation on bacterial vaginosis: a pilot study.

A prospective study of risk factors for bacterial vaginosis in HIV-1-seronegative African women.

Bacterial vaginosis and vaginal yeast, but not vaginal cleansing, increase HIV-1 acquisition in African women.

Bacterial vaginosis, not HIV, is primarily responsible for increased vaginal concentrations of proinflammatory cytokines.

Evaluation of local tolerance of the antiretroviral spermicide (WHI-07)-loaded gel-microemulsion in the porcine female reproductive tract.

Vaginal allergic response in women with vulvovaginal candidiasis.

Laparoscopic management of a primary ectopic ovarian pregnancy and vaginal douching as a possible cause.

Prevalence of HIV and other sexually transmissible infections in relation to lemon or lime juice douching among female sex workers in Jos, Nigeria.

Humoral immune response in IL-12 and IFN-gamma deficient mice after infection with Cryptosporidium parvum.

No increase in cervicovaginal proinflammatory cytokines after Carraguard use in a placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial.

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for quantification of mouse surfactant protein D (SP-D).

Why do women douche? A longitudinal study with two analytic approaches.

One-year follow-up of single-visit approach to cervical cancer prevention based on visual inspection with acetic acid wash and immediate cryotherapy in rural Thailand.

Coca-Cola douches and contraception.

An investigation of douching practices in the botánicas of the Bronx.

Risk factors for herpes simplex virus type 2 and HIV among women at high risk in northwestern Tanzania: preparing for an HSV-2 intervention trial.

Frequent douching and clinical outcomes among HIV-infected women.

Factors associated with frequent vaginal douching among alternative school youth.