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Vaginal bacteria-derived extracellular vesicles diffuse through human cervicovaginal mucus to enable microbe-host signaling [PDF]

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
The composition of the vaginal microenvironment has significant implications for gynecologic and obstetric outcomes. Where a Lactobacillus-dominated microenvironment is considered optimal, a polymicrobial environment is associated with increased risk for
Darby Steinman, Alyssa P. Petersen, Yasmi Chibber, Caleb Crawford, Pranshu Tyagi, Hannah C. Zierden   +5 more
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Vaginal microecological characterization of women of childbearing age at different altitudes: a multi-omics exploration [PDF]

BMC Women's Health
Background Reproductive tract diseases have become a serious public health problem threatening women’s health. Vaginal microecological balance in women of childbearing age is essential for the maintenance of reproductive health, and different ...
Yan Wang, Xiang Xiang, Zhen Jia, Linshen Zhang, Yulian Ma, Mudan Lu, Dexiang Xu, Daozhen Chen   +7 more
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Bacterial vaginosis - diagnostic dilemma and implications [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2023
Background/Aim. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is one of the most common microbial dysbiosis, characterized by a decrease of Lactobacillus spp. with an increase of other anaerobic bacteria species [Gardnerella (G.) vaginalis, Atopobium (A.) vaginae, Prevotella
Atanasievska Sonja, Nenadić Dane, Stanković Slaviša, Protić-Đokić Vesna, Ristanović Elizabeta   +4 more
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The Application of Sonovaginography for Implementing Ultrasound Assessment of Endometriosis and Other Gynaecological Diseases

Diagnostics, 2022
Sonovaginography is a way of assessing gynaecological diseases that can be described as cheap yet accurate and non-invasive. It consists of distention of the vagina with ultrasound gel or saline solution while performing transvaginal sonography to ...
Francesca Arezzo, Gennaro Cormio, Daniele La Forgia, Adam Abdulwakil Kawosha, Michele Mongelli, Carmela Putino, Erica Silvestris, Donato Oreste, Claudio Lombardi, Gerardo Cazzato, Ettore Cicinelli, Vera Loizzi   +11 more
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Presence and resistance of Streptococcus agalactiae in vaginal specimens of pregnant and adult non-pregnant women and association with other aerobic bacteria [PDF]

Medicinski Glasnik, 2017
Aim To determine the prevalence rate and resistance profile of Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae) in vaginal swabs of pregnant and adult non-pregnant women in the Tuzla region, Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H), as well as its association with other ...
Fatima Numanović, Jasmina Smajlović, Merima Gegić, Zineta Delibegović, Sabaheta Bektaš, Jasmina Nurkić, Emir Halilović   +6 more
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Advances in Research on the Relationship between Vaginal Microbiota and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Gynecological Diseases

Microorganisms, 2023
The human microbiota inhabiting different parts of the body has been shown to have a significant impact on human health, with the gut microbiota being the most extensively studied in relation to disease.
Fuju Zhao, Xianyang Hu, Chunmei Ying
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An impact of the combined drug containing antimicrobial, antiprotozoal, antifungal and glucocorticoid agents on local immunity in women with bacterial vaginosis and non-specific vaginitis

Инфекция и иммунитет, 2021
Inflammatory diseases of the vagina related to imbalanced microflora composition represent one of the most common gynecological diseases primarily dealt with by obstetrician/gynecologists.
O. M. Bokach, M. S. Murasheva, M. S. Selkova, K. V. Storozheva, S. V. Chepanov, S. A. Selkov   +5 more
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Value of bacterial culture of vaginal swabs in diagnosis of vaginal infections [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2015
Bacground/Aim. Vaginal and cervical swab culture is still very common procedure in our country’s everyday practice whereas simple and rapid diagnostic methods have been very rarely used.
Nenadić Dane, Pavlović Miloš D.
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Vaginal Microbicides: Detecting Toxicities in Vivo that Paradoxically Increase Pathogen Transmission [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND: Microbicides must protect against STD pathogens without causing unacceptable toxic effects. Microbicides based on nonoxynol-9 (N9) and other detergents disrupt sperm, HSV and HIV membranes, and these agents are effective contraceptives.
Abusuwwa, Raed, Anderson, Deborah J., Cone, Richard A., Hoen, Timothy, Moench, Thomas R., Wong, XiXi   +5 more
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A review on association of vaginal microbiota with female reproductive tract health in childbearing women

Zhongguo gonggong weisheng, 2022
By maintaining a dynamic balance of mutual restriction and coordination between the host and environment, vaginal microflora plays important roles in the occurrence and development of reproductive tract diseases and in female reproductive health. In this
Ling CHEN, Fen-hong KANG, Xue-yan LIN
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