Additional file 1: Figure S1.1. of Probiotics for vaginal health in South Africa: what is on retailers’ shelves?

Products, their health claim and contained bacterial species. (TIFF 1023 kb

DRYAD Database for South African Adolescent study

Age and sexual debut data was generated from questionnaires. Sexual transmitted infection was generated from the laboratory from the specimens provided by study participant

Prevalence of any human papillomavirus (HPV), multiple infections, single infection, HR-HPV, probable HR-HPV and LR-HPV.

<p>Prevalence of any human papillomavirus (HPV), multiple infections, single infection, HR-HPV, probable HR-HPV and LR-HPV.</p

The prevalence of human papillomavirus genotypes according to study site in adolescents and young adults.

<p>HR-HPV types included HPV-16, -18, -31, -33, -35, -39, -45, -51, -52, -56, -58 and -59; probably or possible HR-HPV types included HPV-26, -53, -66, -67, -68, -70, -73 and -82; and low-risk (LR) HPV types HPV-6, -11, -40, 42, -54, -55, -61, -62, -64, -69, -71, -72, -81, -83, -84, -89 (HPV-CP6108) and–IS39 [<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0190166#pone.0190166.ref022" target="_blank">22</a>].</p

Human papillomavirus prevalence and factors associated with human papillomavirus in adolescents and young women (multivariable analysis).

<p>Human papillomavirus prevalence and factors associated with human papillomavirus in adolescents and young women (multivariable analysis).</p

Additional file 2 of Lactic acid from vaginal microbiota enhances cervicovaginal epithelial barrier integrity by promoting tight junction protein expression

Additional file 2: Supplementary Table 1. Proteins with significantly different abundance in women with high as compared to low L-LDH and D-LDH abundance*. Supplementary Table 2. Barrier-related proteins with significantly different abundance in women with high as compared to low L-LDH abundance*. Supplementary Table 3. Genes differentially expressed by L-LA, D-LA and HCL treatment of Ect cells*. Supplementary Table 4. Gene ontology pathways significantly enriched by L-LA and D-LA treatment of Ect cells. Supplementary Table 5. Tight junction genes differentially expressed by L-LA, D-LA and HCL treatment of Ect cells*. Supplementary Table 6. Tight junction genes differentially expressed by treatment of VK2 cells with bacterial culture supernatants*