Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in Portuguese pregnant women and vaginal colonization by Gardnerella vaginalis [PDF]
, 2017 Supplemental information for this article can be found online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/ peerj.3750#supplemental-information.Background We aimed to determine the prevalence of vaginal colonization by Gardnerella vaginalis and of bacterial vaginosis (
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How the Cervical Microbiota Contributes to Cervical Cancer Risk in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]
, 2020 Despite ongoing efforts, sub-Saharan Africa faces a higher cervical cancer burden than anywhere else in the world. Besides HPV infection, definitive factors of cervical cancer are still unclear.
Angeletti, Peter C. +5 more
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Anaerobes and bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy: virulence factors contributing to vaginal colonisation [PDF]
, 2014 The aetiology and pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) is unclear but it appears to be associated with factors that disrupt the normal acidity of the vagina thus altering the equilibrium between the normal vaginal microbiota.
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Prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis and Nisseria Gonorrhea and their risk factors and clinical findings in women covered by Tabriz health centers. [PDF]
Introduction: Vaginitis is one of the common infections among women. Bacterial vaginosis is the most common type of vaginitis during reproduction years.
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Lactobacillus crispatus represses vaginolysin expression by BV associated Gardnerella vaginalis and reduces cell cytotoxicity [PDF]
, 2018 Using a chemically-defined medium simulating genital tract secretions, we have shown that pre-adhering Lactobacillus crispatus to Hela epithelial cells reduced cytotoxicity caused by Gardnerella vaginalis.
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyBackgroundGardnerella 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 ...
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Reactive arthritis induced by Gardnerella vaginalis
The Egyptian Rheumatologist, 2014 AbstractBackgroundReactive arthritis is classified as an autoimmune condition that develops in response to an infection in another part of the body (cross-reactivity). Coming into contact with bacteria and developing an infection can trigger the disease.Case presentationWe describe a female patient, who presented with acute polyarthritis. Gynecological
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Immunoglobulin A response against Gardnerella vaginalis hemolysin and sialidase activity in bacterial vaginosis [PDF]
, 1998 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between the immunoglobulin A immune response to Gardnerella vaginalis hemolysin and sialidase activity in vaginal fluids from patients with bacterial vaginosis.
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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]
, 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
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Bacterial vaginosis biofilms: challenges to current therapies and emerging solutions [PDF]
, 2016 Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common genital tract infection in women during their reproductive years and it has been associated with serious health complications, such as preterm delivery and acquisition or transmission of several sexually ...
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