Vaginal colonization with Escherichia coli in healthy women. Determination of relative risks by quantitative culture and multivariate statistical anal

[Emily]

http://ukpmc.ac.uk/abstract/MED/3511702/reload=0;jsessionid=479524D4F3F5D795682B5D473988ADA3.jvm1

Vaginal colonization with Escherichia coli in healthy women. Determination of relative risks by quantitative culture and multivariate statistical analysis.
These data emphasize the hormonal and other host determinants in vaginal colonization by E. coli and may explain the high rate of vaginal E. coli (64%), in addition to toxicogenic S. aureus, in acute toxic shock syndrome and the higher incidence of urinary tract infection in women with diaphragm or cervical cap for contraception compared to other contraceptive methods.

Women of menstruating age are being reported as most affected. Study in post below shows women's public bathrooms tend to be more contaminated with e. coli than men's:

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showpost.php?p=410555&postcount=61