A study found significant differences in vaginal microbiomes between American and Chinese women, with a bacterium linked to preterm birth being more prevalent in American women. This emphasizes the need for localized health treatments.

Chinese scientists have uncovered differences between American and Chinese vaginal microbiomes, revealing that a bacterium closely linked to bacterial vaginosis and preterm birth is significantly more prevalent and virulent in American women. The study underscores the need for localised treatments and “fills a critical gap for Asian populations and provides a foundational platform for global vaginal microbiome research and microbe-host interaction studies”, according to the researchers. The...