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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 +7 more
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Annual Review of Medicine, 2000 ▪ Abstract Bacterial vaginosis represents a unique upheaval of the complex vaginal bacterial flora with disappearance of lactobacilli and overgrowth of Gardnerella vaginalis and resident anaerobic vaginal bacteria. Little progress has occurred in identifying causal factors, although the pathophysiology of this syndrome is better understood.
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Bacterial vaginosis: drivers of recurrence and challenges and opportunities in partner treatment
BMC Medicine, 2021 Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal dysbiosis to affect women globally, yet an unacceptably high proportion of women experience BV recurrence within 6 months of recommended antibiotic therapy. The low rate of sustained cure highlights our
L. Vodstrcil +4 more
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Pathogens, 2021 Bacterial vaginosis is characterized by an imbalance of the vaginal microbiome and a characteristic biofilm formed on the vaginal epithelium, which is initiated and dominated by Gardnerella bacteria, and is frequently refractory to antibiotic treatment ...
C. Landlinger +12 more
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Beyond bacterial vaginosis: vaginal lactobacilli and HIV risk
Microbiome, 2021 HIV incidence continues to be unacceptably high in Eastern and Southern Africa, with women disproportionately affected. An increased per-contact risk of HIV acquisition among African, Caribbean, and other Black (ACB) women has been associated with the ...
E. Armstrong, R. Kaul
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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 +2 more
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Randomized Trial of Lactin-V to Prevent Recurrence of Bacterial Vaginosis.
New England Journal of Medicine, 2020 BACKGROUND Bacterial vaginosis affects 15 to 50% of women of reproductive age, and recurrence is common after treatment with an antibiotic agent. The high incidence of recurrence suggests the need for new treatments to prevent recurrent bacterial ...
C. Cohen +10 more
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Microorganisms, 2021 Gardnerella vaginalis contributes significantly to bacterial vaginosis, which causes an ecological imbalance in vaginal microbiota and presents with the depletion of Lactobacillus sp.
Zhixiang Qian +8 more
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Association between obesity and bacterial vaginosis as assessed by Nugent score [PDF]
, 2019 Background Bacterial vaginosis is one of the most common vaginal conditions in the U.S. Recent studies have suggested obese women have an abnormal microbiota reminiscent of BV; however, few studies have investigated the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis
Allsworth, Jenifer E. +4 more
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Bacterial Vaginosis: Current Diagnostic Avenues and Future Opportunities
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 A healthy female genital tract harbors a microbiome dominated by lactic acid and hydrogen peroxide producing bacteria, which provide protection against infections by maintaining a low pH.
Mathys J. Redelinghuys +3 more
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