Cervical-Vaginal Microbiome and Associated Cytokine Profiles in a Prospective Study of HPV 16 Acquisition, Persistence, and Clearance.

Alpha diversity measured by Shannon index, which is an indicator of the evenness, and richness of the microbial community, found no statistical differences between the two groups with different HPV 16 status ( Figure 2 ), however, the post-clearance visit showed a trend of increased diversity compared to the other states.

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