Ann Smith
Cardiff University
38 Papers
78 Citations
Ann Smith is an academic researcher from Cardiff University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Bacterial vaginosis & Vagina. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 36 publications. Previous affiliations of Ann Smith include University of Huddersfield & University of Oxford.
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Papers
The vaginal microbiome during pregnancy and the postpartum period in a European population
David A. MacIntyre,Manju Chandiramani,Yun S. Lee,L Kindinger,Ann Smith,Nicos Angelopoulos,Benjamin Lehne,Shankari Arulkumaran,Richard J. C. Brown,T. G. Teoh,Elaine Holmes,Jeremy K. Nicoholson,Julian R. Marchesi,Phillip R. Bennett +13 more
TL;DR: It is shown that vaginal microbiome composition dramatically changes postpartum to become less Lactobacillus spp.
The interaction between vaginal microbiota, cervical length, and vaginal progesterone treatment for preterm birth risk
L Kindinger,L Kindinger,Phillip R. Bennett,Phillip R. Bennett,Yun S. Lee,Julian R. Marchesi,Julian R. Marchesi,Ann Smith,Stefano Cacciatore,Elaine Holmes,Jeremy K. Nicholson,T. G. Teoh,T. G. Teoh,David A. MacIntyre +13 more
TL;DR: Vaginal progesterone does not appear to impact the pregnancy vaginal microbiota, and patients and clinicians who may be concerned about “infection risk” associated with the use of a vaginal pessary during high-risk pregnancy can be reassured.
Vaginal dysbiosis increases risk of preterm fetal membrane rupture, neonatal sepsis and is exacerbated by erythromycin
Richard G. Brown,Julian R. Marchesi,Julian R. Marchesi,Yun S. Lee,Ann Smith,Benjamin Lehne,L Kindinger,Vasso Terzidou,Vasso Terzidou,Elaine Holmes,Jeremy K. Nicholson,Phillip R. Bennett,Phillip R. Bennett,David A. MacIntyre +13 more
TL;DR: The data show that vaginal microbiota composition is a risk factor for subsequent PPROM and is associated with adverse short-term maternal and neonatal outcomes and suggests that routine use of erythromycin for PPRom be re-examined.
The vaginal microbiota associates with the regression of untreated cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 2 lesions
Anita Mitra,Anita Mitra,David A. MacIntyre,George Ntritsos,Ann Smith,Konstantinos K. Tsilidis,Konstantinos K. Tsilidis,Julian R. Marchesi,Julian R. Marchesi,Phillip R. Bennett,Phillip R. Bennett,Anna-Barbara Moscicki,Maria Kyrgiou,Maria Kyrgiou +13 more
TL;DR: The vaginal microbiota is profile the vaginal microbiota in a cohort of non-pregnant young women diagnosed with CIN2 and it is found that absence of Lactobacillus spp.
Nitrate-responsive oral microbiome modulates nitric oxide homeostasis and blood pressure in humans.
Anni Vanhatalo,Jamie R. Blackwell,Joanna E. L’Heureux,David Wynne Williams,Ann Smith,Mark van der Giezen,Paul G. Winyard,James Kelly,Andrew M. Jones +8 more
TL;DR: The current findings indicate that the oral microbiome is malleable to change with increased dietary intake of inorganic NO3‐, and that diet‐induced changes in the oral microbial community are related to indices of NO homeostasis and vascular health in vivo.
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