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Bacterial contamination on mobile phones in the theatre area of a large veterinary hospital

open access: yesVeterinary Record Open, Volume 12, Issue 2, December 2025.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Study of the prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis isolated from vaginal discharges of patients referred to outpatient clinic of Taleghani hospital in Tehran [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 1997
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
doaj  

BV and non-BV associated Gardnerella vaginalis establish similar synergistic interactions with other BV-associated microorganisms in dual-species biofilms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
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
core   +1 more source

Social interaction by BV anaerobes in initial adhesion and biofilm assays [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
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
core  

Optimization of culture conditions for Gardnerella vaginalis biofilms formation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
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
core   +1 more source

Laboratory diagnosis of gardnerella vaginalis vaginosis

open access: yesWest African Journal of Medicine, 2004
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
openaire   +4 more sources

Role of lactobacilli and lactoferrin in the mucosal cervicovaginal defense [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
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
core   +2 more sources

Prevalence and clinical correlates of Gardnerella spp., Fannyhessea vaginae, Lactobacillus crispatus and L. iners in pregnant women in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

open access: yesFrontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence of Gardnerella vaginalis, Candida sp and human papilloma virus in cytological smears

open access: yesSão Paulo Medical Journal, 2000
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
doaj   +1 more source

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