Results 41 to 50 of about 7,435 (210)

Interactions between Lactobacillus crispatus and Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)-Associated Bacterial Species in Initial Attachment and Biofilm Formation [PDF]

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2013
Certain anaerobic bacterial species tend to predominate the vaginal flora during bacterial vaginosis (BV), with Gardnerella vaginalis being the most common. However, the exact role of G. vaginalis in BV has not yet been determined. The main goal of this study was to test the hypothesis that G.
Machado, António, Jefferson, Kimberly K., Cerca, Nuno   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Incident Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) in Women Who Have Sex With Women Is Associated With Behaviors That Suggest Sexual Transmission of BV [PDF]

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2014
Female same-sex partnerships provide a unique opportunity to study the pathogenesis and transmissibility of bacterial vaginosis (BV) because it can be diagnosed in both members of the partnership. We conducted a nationwide community-enrolled cohort study of women who have sex with women, including women coenrolled with their regular female sexual ...
Lenka A, Vodstrcil, Sandra M, Walker, Jane S, Hocking, Matthew, Law, Dana S, Forcey, Glenda, Fehler, Jade E, Bilardi, Marcus Y, Chen, Katherine A, Fethers, Christopher K, Fairley, Catriona S, Bradshaw   +10 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy in a tertiary health institution, south western Nigeria

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of vaginal discharge in women of child bearing age. Bacterial vaginosis has emerged as a global health issue due to the adverse outcome in pregnancy and in the puerperium.
Olusola Peter Aduloju, Akinyemi Akinsoji Akinta, Tolulope Aduloju   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis During Pregnancy in Tertiary Care Hospital, Lahore

Proceedings, 2021
Introduction: Pregnancy is a condition usually associated with increased vaginal discharge including vaginal infections like bacterial vaginosis, leading to adverse perinatal outcomes due to disturbance in vaginal ecosystem that warrants further ...
Amna Javed, Muhammad Ikram, Shafqat Mukhtar, Saulat Sarfraz, Ayesha Shahid, Aman Ur Rehman   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) Candidate Bacteria: Associations with BV and Behavioural Practices in Sexually-Experienced and Inexperienced Women

PLoS ONE, 2012
In recent years several new fastidious bacteria have been identified that display a high specificity for BV; however no previous studies have comprehensively assessed the behavioural risk associations of these bacterial vaginosis-candidate organisms (BV-COs).We examined the associations between 8 key previously described BV-COs and BV status ...
Fethers, K, Twin, J, Fairley, CK, Fowkes, FJI, Garland, SM, Fehler, G, Morton, AM, Hocking, JS, Tabrizi, SN, Bradshaw, CS   +9 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Role of vulvovaginal infection in women with short cervix: An observational clinical trial. [PDF]

Int J Gynaecol Obstet
Abstract Objective Short cervix (SC) and vulvovaginal infections, such as bacterial vaginosis (BV) and vulvovaginal candidosis (VVC), are known risk factors for preterm birth (PTB). The objective of this study was to investigate whether the combined presence of SC and vulvovaginal infections further elevates the risk of PTB.
Mikula F, Heemann R, Granser S, Foessleitner P, Heinzl F, Farr A.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Therapeutic capabilities of secnidazole in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis [PDF]

РМЖ. Мать и дитя, 2022
Yu.E. Dobrokhotova, P.A. Shadrova Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation Background: the research is still focused on bacterial vaginosis (BV) in view of its high prevalence among women and ...
Yu.E. Dobrokhotova, P.A. Shadrova
doaj  

Supplemental Material - The association between symptom or microscopy based diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and response to treatment in women with recurrent BV

, 2023
Supplemental Material for The association between symptom or microscopy based diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and response to treatment in women with recurrent BV by Authors: Oluseyi Ayinde and Jonathan DC Ross in International Journal of STD ...
Oluseyi Ayinde (10739650), Jonathan DC Ross (14849734)   +1 more
core   +1 more source

molBV reveals immune landscape of bacterial vaginosis and predicts human papillomavirus infection natural history

Nature Communications, 2022
Here, Burk et al. develop an algorithm to diagnose bacterial vaginosis (BV) using the 16S rRNA gene, called molBV, which they use to profile the inflammatory landscape of BV and predict progression of human papillomavirus infection to cervical pre-cancer.
Mykhaylo Usyk, Nicolas F. Schlecht, Sarah Pickering, LaShanda Williams, Christopher C. Sollecito, Ana Gradissimo, Carolina Porras, Mahboobeh Safaeian, Ligia Pinto, Rolando Herrero, Howard D. Strickler, Shankar Viswanathan, Anne Nucci-Sack, Angela Diaz, Costa Rica HPV Vaccine Trial (CVT) Group, Robert D. Burk   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Faktor Determinan Kejadian Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) di Kabupaten Bandung

Jurnal Sehat Masada, 2021
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) merupakan kondisi ketidak seimbangan dari ekosistem vagina, yaitu menurunnya jumlah  Lactobacillus yang diikuti dengan peningkatan jumlah Gardnerella vaginalis dan kuman anaerob lainnya. BV biasanya tidak bergejala, namun ketika menimbulkan gejala biasanya disertai dengan keputihan yang berbau. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain
openaire   +2 more sources