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Metronidazole to prevent preterm delivery in pregnant women with asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Network of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units.

New England Journal of Medicine
BACKGROUND Bacterial vaginosis has been associated with preterm birth. In clinical trials, the treatment of bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women who previously had a preterm delivery reduced the risk of recurrence.
M. J. Christopher Carey, M. Mark A. Klebanoff, M. John C. Hauth, Sharon L. Hillier Ph., Ph. Elizabeth A. Thom, M. J.M. Ernest, M. R. Phillip Heine, Ph. Robert P. Nugent, M. Fischer, M. Kenneth J. Leveno, M. Ronald Wapner, M. D. Michael Varner   +11 more
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Tinidazole for bacterial vaginosis

Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 2007
Tinidazole 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.
Michael D, Nailor, Jack D, Sobel
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Bacterial Vaginitis and Vaginosis

2020
Clinical and diagnostic impact of bacterial infections of lower genital ...
De Seta F., Comar M., Guaschino S., Larsen B.   +3 more
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Bacterial vaginosis and smoking

International Journal of STD & AIDS, 2000
This 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.
D, Hellberg, S, Nilsson, P A, Mårdh
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Bacterial vaginosis: standard treatments and alternative strategies.

International journal of pharmaceutics, 2020
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) affects many women and has a high influence on their self-esteem, being associated with huge discomfort and changes in the routines, especially the sexual life.
Mariana Tomás, Ana Palmeira de Oliveira, S. Simões, J. Martinez-de-Oliveira, Rita Palmeira de Oliveira   +4 more
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Recurrent bacterial vaginosis

Current Infectious Disease Reports, 1998
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of vaginal discharge in women of childbearing age. In some individuals, it recurs frequently after treatment, frustrating both the patient and the physician. Standard BV treatment--metronidazole or clindamycin, administered either intravaginally or orally--is followed by relapse in approximately 30% of cases ...
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Bacterial Vaginosis and Surgical Site Infections.

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2020
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of abnormal vaginal discharge or malodor, affecting up to one-third of US women. Most women with BV are unaware of the infection, making it difficult to diagnose in the absence of a microscopic ...
D. Soper
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Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy

Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey, 2000
Bacterial vaginosis is a clinical condition caused by replacement of the normal hydrogen peroxide producing Lactobacillus sp. in the vagina with high concentrations of characteristic sets of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. Bacterial vaginosis is the most prevalent cause of vaginal discharge or malodor, although 50 percent of women who meet the criteria
J A, McGregor, J I, French
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Bacterial vaginosis: An insight into the prevalence, alternative treatments regimen and it's associated resistance patterns.

Microbial Pathogenesis, 2019
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is a complex polymicrobial infection of vagina that shifts the paradigms of vaginal flora from lactobacilli to opportunistic pathogens. BV is catagorized by greyish white discharge, pH greater than 4.5.
Ayesha Javed, F. Parvaiz, S. Manzoor
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The microbiology of bacterial vaginosis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1993
A 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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