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Nationwide profiling of vaginal microbiota in Chinese women reveals age‐dependent shifts and predictive biomarkers for reproductive health

iMeta, Volume 4, Issue 6, December 2025.
The vaginal microbiome is central to reproductive health, yet large‐scale studies in East Asian populations remain scarce. Here, we characterized the vaginal microbiota of 6423 Chinese women of reproductive age across 18 provinces and assessed associations with 33 host factors.
Cancan Qi, Yingxuan Zhang, Wei Qing, Rongdan Chen, Zuyi Zhou, Yumei Liu, Enzhong Chen, Wenyi Chen, CALM2004 Consortium Investigators, Hongwei Zhou, Muxuan Chen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Next‐Generation Sequencing in Infectious‐Disease Diagnostics: Economic, Regulatory, and Clinical Pathways to Adoption

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 14, Issue 6, December 2025.
Next‐generation sequencing (NGS) is poised to transform infectious‐disease diagnostics. Falling per‐sample costs, new CPT codes and FDA pathways, and 24‐h, multiplexed resistome reports converge to deliver faster, evidence‐based therapy and stronger surveillance. Our roadmap links the economic, regulatory, and clinical pillars to accelerate routine NGS
John Osei Sekyere
wiley   +1 more source

PREDISPOSING FACTORS OF VAGINITIS IN IUD USERS

نشریه پرستاری ایران, 2001
Background : More than one hundred million women in the world use IUD as a contraceptive method. In the case of vaginal discharge, necessary tests shoukd be done to determine the infection of genital tract.
Nikravesh, M, Tolueefar, A, Feizi, Z, Jamshidee, R   +3 more
doaj  

CHANGING TRENDS OF VAGINAL INFECTION

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2003
Introduction Vaginal discharge and /or infection are very distressing to all women.Vaginal infection encompasses-Vaginosis/ vaginitis,Trichomonal vaginitis and Monilial or fungal infection.
Saraswati M. Padhye
doaj   +1 more source

Vesico-vaginal and recto-vaginal fistulae

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1992
A personal series of 716 patients with vesico-vaginal and/or recto-vaginal fistulae is presented. Five hundred and seventy-eight patients were managed in Africa, mainly at the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, while 138 were kindly referred to me from various parts of Britain.
openaire   +3 more sources

Non‐albicans Candida in Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: Antifungal Resistance and Expression of ERG11, CDR1, CDR2, and MDR1 Genes

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 14, Issue 6, December 2025.
The rise in azole resistance among Nakaseomyces glabratus and Pichia kudriavzevii presents a growing public health challenge. These results indicate that even in cases where an isolate is classified as susceptible by drug susceptibility testing, elevated gene expression may persist, and treatment should not be discontinued.
Fatemeh Zahra Ranjbar Golafshani, Firoozeh Kermani, Soheila Abbaszadeh Godarzi, Saeid Mahdavi Omran   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modern aspects of therapy of non-specific vulvovaginitis during pregnancy

Медицинский совет, 2018
Vaginitis is a gynecologic inflammatory disease that is characterized by multiple lesions occupying the mucous membrane of the vulva and the walls of the vagina.
V. L. Tyutyunnik, N. E. Kan, N. A. Lomova   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical Validation of the Aptima Bacterial Vaginosis and Aptima Candida/Trichomonas Vaginitis Assays: Results from a Prospective Multicenter Clinical Study

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2019
Infectious vaginitis due to bacterial vaginosis (BV), vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), and Trichomonas vaginalis accounts for a significant proportion of all gynecologic visits in the United States.
J. Schwebke, Stephanie N. Taylor, R. Ackerman, R. Schlaberg, N. Quigley, C. Gaydos, S. Chavoustie, P. Nyirjesy, C. V. Remillard, Philip Estes, Byron Mckinney, D. Getman, Craig Clark   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence of Candida spp. and age-related disparities amongst women presenting with vaginitis at the Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) Clinic in a Tertiary hospital in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

African Health Sciences, 2020
Background Vaginitis, an infection of the lower genital tract in women, is known to be triggered by the overgrowth of the vagina's naturally occurring microorganisms. Objective This study looked at the prevalence of Candida spp.
C. Mbakwem-Aniebo, Anwuli U. Osadebe, Eunice Athanasonny, I. Okonko   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessment of Knowledge and Attitudes of Undergraduate Students on Trichomoniasis in Ghana

Public Health Challenges, Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2025.
This study assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Trichomonas vaginalis among 387 undergraduate students in Ghana. Findings revealed good knowledge (68%) and positive attitudes (82.9%), with gender, age, and academic program significantly associated with awareness and risk behaviors, highlighting the need for targeted reproductive ...
Christopher Yaw Dumevi, Ezekiel Kofi Vicar, Lorie Christla Quansah, Rhoda Oklu, Smith Joshua, Joyce Junior Asiamah, James‐Paul Kretchy, George Boateng Kyei, Patience B. Tetteh‐Quarcoo, Nicholas T. K. D. Dayie, Irene Ayi, Patrick F. Ayeh‐Kumi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source