Kathryn Anastos

TL;DR: The interaction between BV-associated bacteria and the female reproductive tract is characterized by measuring cytokine and defensin induction in three types of FRT epithelial cells following bacterial inoculation, and one lactobacilli species induced an immune response similar to that elicited by BV -associated bacteria, stimulating significantly higher levels of cytokines and human β-defensin 2 than other lactOBacilli.

TL;DR: HPV-16 seropositivity was associated with HIV infection; however, after adjustment for baseline cervical HPV infection and disease, the association disappeared, and the high seroprevalence of HPV-16 among HIV-positive women may be explained by a high prevalence of HPV of all types.

TL;DR: Outcomes after treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in women with HIV are described, with most failures and recurrences being low grade but one adenocarcinoma was diagnosed 4.2 years after therapy for CIN.

TL;DR: The prevalence of PTSD and depressive symptoms is high in women in the RWISA cohort and economic empowerment and identification and treatment of depression and PTSD may reduce morbidity and mortality among women in postconflict countries.

TL;DR: HIV-infected women aged > or =50 years and those born outside of the United States were more likely to have latent Toxoplasma infection, with prevalences of 32% and 41%, respectively.