Bacterial contamination on mobile phones in the theatre area of a large veterinary hospital
Abstract Background Mobile phones are commonly used in clinical areas, including theatre, anaesthesia and patient preparation. Contamination rates of 72.6%–100% for mobile phones are reported in human healthcare, including multidrug‐resistant bacteria in more than 30%.
Owen J. Glenn +2 more
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Study of the prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis isolated from vaginal discharges of patients referred to outpatient clinic of Taleghani hospital in Tehran [PDF]
In this study in order to determine prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis and sensitivity of the organism to antimicrobial agents specimens were treated in the outpatient clinic of Taleghani hospital in Tehran.
A Farajzadeh shikh, Y Hemati
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BV and non-BV associated Gardnerella vaginalis establish similar synergistic interactions with other BV-associated microorganisms in dual-species biofilms [PDF]
Dual-species biofilm formation between Gardnerella vaginalis strains isolated from women with or without bacterial vaginosis (BV) and other 24 BV-associated microorganisms support that the key difference in virulence potential between BV-negative and BV ...
Castro, J., Cerca, Nuno
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Social interaction by BV anaerobes in initial adhesion and biofilm assays [PDF]
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal disorder of women of reproductive age. It is commonly accepted that the microbial switch from normal to BV state is characterized by a decrease in vaginal colonization by Lactobacillus species together ...
Cerca, Nuno +4 more
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Optimization of culture conditions for Gardnerella vaginalis biofilms formation [PDF]
Bacterial vaginosis is the leading vaginal disorder in women in reproductive age. Although bacterial vaginosis is related with presence of a biofilm composed predominantly by Gardnerella vaginalis, there has not been detailed information addressing the ...
Cerca, Nuno +2 more
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Laboratory diagnosis of gardnerella vaginalis vaginosis
An evaluation of various laboratory detection methods and characteristics of Gardnerella vaginalis was made using high vaginal swab samples of 470 out patient clinic--attending women. Gram stain for 'clue cells' showed positive results in 118 (25.1%)cases; culture, in 100 cases, (213%) and Amine Odour (213%), in 26 cases 5.5%, Majority, 71 cases, of ...
Okwoli, R Neka +2 more
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Role of lactobacilli and lactoferrin in the mucosal cervicovaginal defense [PDF]
Human lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein present at high concentrations in breast milk and colostrum. It is produced by many exocrine glands and widely distributed in a variety of body fluids.
Aagaard +156 more
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BackgroundGardnerella is a key pathogen in bacterial vaginosis (BV), but the role of the different Gardnerella species remains unclear. We investigated the role of four Gardnerella species, as well as Fannyhessea vaginae, Lactobacillus crispatus and L ...
Lisa Himschoot +16 more
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Incidence of Gardnerella vaginalis, Candida sp and human papilloma virus in cytological smears
CONTEXT: In spite of the wide-ranging literature on the microbiology of normal and abnormal flora of the vagina, there are few studies on the relationship between human papilloma virus (HPV) and other vaginal microorganisms.
Eddie Fernando Candido Murta +3 more
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