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Association between heavy metal exposure and bacterial vaginosis: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBacterial vaginosis (BV) is a prevalent cause of vaginal symptoms in women of reproductive age. With the widespread of heavy metal pollutants and their harmful function on women's immune and hormonal systems, it is necessary to explore the association ...
Yu-Xue Feng +6 more
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Bacterial vaginosis: a review of approaches to treatment and prevention
Frontiers in Reproductive Health, 2023 Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of vaginitis worldwide and is associated with serious reproductive health outcomes, including increased risk of preterm birth, sexually transmitted infections, and pelvic inflammatory disease.
Carmen Abbe, C. Mitchell
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Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 2021 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of bacterial vaginosis and skin disorders in patients with autoimmune antibody positivity. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective study consisted of 80 patients with autoimmune antibody positivity. All patients were
Burcu Beksac, Hanife Guler Donmez
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Bacterial Vaginosis-Vaginal Polymicrobial Biofilms and Dysbiosis.
Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2023 BACKGROUND Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common genital disease worldwide in women of sexually active age, with a prevalence of 23-29%. Its traditional definition as dysbiosis, i.e., a disruption of the normal balance of the vaginal microbiota ...
S. Swidsinski, W. M. Moll, A. Swidsinski
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Fighting polymicrobial biofilms in bacterial vaginosis
Microbial Biotechnology, 2023 Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of vaginal discharge and is often associated with other health consequences mainly in pregnant women.
Lúcia G V Sousa +2 more
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State of the Art for Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2023 Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of vaginal discharge among reproductive-age women. It is associated with multiple adverse health outcomes, including increased risk of acquisition of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs ...
C. Muzny +5 more
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The Female Vaginal Microbiome in Health and Bacterial Vaginosis
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021 The vaginal microbiome is an intricate and dynamic microecosystem that constantly undergoes fluctuations during the female menstrual cycle and the woman’s entire life.
Xiaodi Chen +3 more
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Bacterial Vaginosis: What Do We Currently Know?
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 The vaginal microbiome is a well-defined compartment of the human microbiome. It has unique conditions, characterized by the dominance of one bacterial species, the Lactobacilli.
Linda Abou Chacra, F. Fenollar, K. Diop
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Reproductive Health, 2022 Background Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is one of the most common vaginal infectious diseases in female reproductive period. Although the existing view is that probiotic treatment may be one of the feasible methods for the treatment of BV, different ...
Rong‐Hsing Chen +8 more
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Presence of a polymicrobial endometrial biofilm in patients with bacterial vaginosis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the bacterial vaginosis biofilm extends into the upper female genital tract. STUDY DESIGN: Endometrial samples obtained during curettage and fallopian tube samples obtained during salpingectomy were collected. Endometrial and
Alexander Swidsinski +5 more
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