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Tinidazole for bacterial vaginosis
Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 2007Tinidazole has been used for bacterial vaginosis (BV) outside the USA for almost four decades. Tinidazole has recently been resurrected and FDA approved for trichomoniasis and BV in the USA and is being restudied as an alternative to metronidazole for BV.
Jack D. Sobel, Michael D. Nailor
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The epidemiology of bacterial vaginosis
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 1999There are two broad ways one might look at Ž . the epidemiology of bacterial vaginosis BV . If we accept the definition of epidemiology as being ‘the study of disease occurrence in human populations,’ then the primary focus of concern is on populations.
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Bacterial vaginosis and smoking
International Journal of STD & AIDS, 2000This study aimed to investigate if there is an association between bacterial vaginosis (BV) and smoking. This cohort study included 956 randomly chosen, apparently healthy women at 2 family planning and one youth clinic. Of the 956 women, 131 women fulfilled the criteria for BV and the remaining 825 served as a control group.
Per-Anders Mårdh +2 more
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Bacterial vaginosis and miscarriage
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2004This review aims to summarize current knowledge about the relationship between bacterial vaginosis and miscarriage.Studies investigating the relationship between bacterial vaginosis and infertility, implantation and early pregnancy loss have produced conflicting results.
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Epidemiology of bacterial vaginosis
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1993Studies of the prevalence of and risk factors for bacterial vaginosis are flawed by imprecision in diagnosis, failure to study large and well-characterized populations, selection bias, and failure to correct for confounding variables. Prevalences range from 5% for women without any symptoms to 25% for those with gynecologic symptoms. Although bacterial
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Chorioamnionitis and bacterial vaginosis
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1993An improved understanding of bacterial vaginosis and of clinical intraamniotic infection and histologic chorioamnionitis has produced data showing strong associations among these conditions. It has recently been shown that the microorganisms in both bacterial vaginosis and clinical intraamniotic infection are similar, of which anaerobes, Gardnerella ...
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Probiotics for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2006The dominance of lactobacilli in healthy vaginal microbiota and its depletion in bacterial vaginosis (BV) has given rise to the concept of oral or vaginal instillation of probiotic Lactobacillus strains for the management of this condition.To ascertain the efficacy of probiotics in the treatment of BV.We searched electronic databases irrespective of ...
Senok, Abiola C +3 more
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The microbiology of bacterial vaginosis
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1993A group of microorganisms are present concurrently in high concentrations in the vaginas of women with bacterial vaginosis. The major members of the group are Gardnerella vaginalis, anaerobic gram-negative rods belonging to the genera Prevotella, Porphyromonas and Bacteroides, Peptostreptococcus species, Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, and ...
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Bacterial vaginosis and contraceptive methods
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2000AbstractObjective: The aim of this study was to investigate if bacterial vaginosis is associated with the use of specific contraceptives. Methods: The study population consisted of 1314 women attending for periodical preventive examinations at our gynecology unit at the II Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the University ‘La Sapienza’ in Rome ...
CALZOLARI, Ettore +3 more
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Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy
Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2002Bacterial vaginosis is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes across all gestational ages. It is linked to first and second trimester fetal loss, chorioamnionitis, preterm delivery, low-birthweight infants and maternal/neonatal infectious morbidity.
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