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The Burden of Bacterial Vaginosis: Women’s Experience of the Physical, Emotional, Sexual and Social Impact of Living With Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: Bacterial vaginosis is a common vaginal infection, causing an abnormal vaginal discharge and/or odour in up to 50% of sufferers. Recurrence is common following recommended treatment.
Christopher K. Fairley, Clare Bellhouse, Ruth McNair   +2 more
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Bacterial vaginosis is significantly associated with a higher risk of high-risk human papillomavirus persistence: a cohort study in Nairobi, Kenya [PDF]

Frontiers in Global Women's Health
BackgroundReasons why some human papillomavirus infections persist while others spontaneously resolve remain elusive. There is speculation that bacterial vaginosis increases the likelihood of high-risk human papillomavirus persistence.
Raymond Chibvongodze, Mutinda Cleophas Kyama, Lucy Muchiri   +2 more
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Association of Bacterial Vaginosis and Skin Disorders in Patients with Autoimmune Antibody Positivity

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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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, Hans Verstraelen, Vera Loening-Baucke, Sonja Swidsinski, Werner Mendling, Zaher Halwani   +5 more
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Bacterial vaginosis, cervical Human Papillomavirus infection and cervical cytological abnormalities in adult women in Central Brazil: A cross-sectional study

DST, 2022
Introduction: Bacterial vaginosis is the most common cause of vaginal discharge and occurs when there is an imbalance in the vaginal microbiota, predominantly composed of Lactobacillus spp.
Bruno César Teodoro Martins, Kélvia Cristina de Camargo, Jamila Pimentel Lima, Jéssica Enocêncio Porto Ramos, Camila Lemes de Souza, Sílvia Helena Rabelo dos Santos, Vera Aparecida Saddi, Rosane Ribeiro Figueiredo Alves   +7 more
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Evaluation of the risk of spontaneous miscarriage in patients with bacterial vaginosis [PDF]

Zagazig University Medical Journal, 2022
Background: Miscarriage is spontaneous expulsion of product of conception from the uterus before viability (20 weeks)or if fetus less than 500 gm, or its length less than 25 cm.
Ahmed Mansour, Mohamed Alabiad, Basem Hamed   +2 more
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Bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis: prevalence, associated factors, and performance of diagnostic tests

DST, 2023
Introduction: Bacterial vaginosis and vaginal trichomoniasis are frequent causes of health care demand. Objective: To estimate the prevalence, identify associated factors, and investigate the performance of diagnostic tests for bacterial vaginosis and ...
Kélvia Cristina de Camargo, Rosane Ribeiro Figueiredo Alves, Vera Aparecida Saddi, Jéssica Enocêncio Porto Ramos, Jamila Pimentel Lima , Camila Lemes de Souza, Luciano Augusto Baylão, Silvia Helena Rabelo dos Santos, Andrea Alves Ribeiro   +8 more
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Quantification of Gardnerella vaginalis, Atopobium vaginae and Lactobacillus spp. in bacterial vaginosis

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
Introduction: The aim of the study was to investigate prevalence of bacteria most frequently associated with bacterial vaginosis using Amsel’s criteria as well as to quantify these bacteria by real-time PCR and to explore the difference in their ...
Nedzib Numanovic, Snezana Ribis, Jelena Cukic, Dane Nenadic, Aleksandar Zivanovic, Predrag Sazdanovic, Violeta Ninkovic, Dejan Baskic   +7 more
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EFFECT OF GIVING PROPOLIS EXTRACT TO PREGNANT WOMEN WITH BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS

Indonesian Midwifery and Health Sciences Journal, 2023
Background: Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) in pregnancy is caused by several physiological changes that disrupt the vaginal ecosystem, namely hormonal changes and vaginal flora.
Kiki Apnita Sari, Willy Sandhika, Gatut Hardianto   +2 more
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Dietary acid load, alternative healthy eating index score, and bacterial vaginosis: is there any association? A case-control study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background: Changing the dietary pattern may be an alternative treatment for bacterial vaginosis, the prevalent vaginal infection in women. Methods: One hundred and forty-three bacterial vaginosis-affected women diagnosed by Amsel criteria and 151 ...
Morvarid Noormohammadi, Ghazaleh Eslamian, Seyyedeh Neda Kazemi, Bahram Rashidkhani   +3 more
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