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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Antiviral Res. 2009 Oct 27;85(1):142. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2009.10.013

Table 3.

Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)-Causing Organisms to be Evaluated during Topical Microbicide Development

PATHOGEN CLASSIFICATION INDICATION
Herpes Simplex Virus-Type 2 Virus Herpes
Hepatitis C (BVDV) Virus Hepatitis
Hepatitis B Virus Virus Hepatitis
Gardnerella vaginalis Bacteria Bacterial vaginosis
Prevotella corporis Bacteria Bacterial vaginosis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae Bacteria Gonorrhea
Bacterioides fragilis Bacteria Bacterial vaginosis
Mobiluncus curtisii Bacteria Bacterial vaginosis
Candida albicans Fungus Vulvovaginal candidiasis
Trichomonas vaginalis Protist Trichomoniasis
Lactobacillus crispatus Bacteria Normal Vaginal Flora
Lactobacillus jensenii Bacteria Normal Vaginal Flora
Lactobacillus acidophilus Bacteria Normal Vaginal Flora
Chlamydia trachomatis Bacteria Chlamydia