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Bacterial vaginosis is the most prevalent cause of abnormal vaginal discharge in women of childbearing age. It can have a major impact on quality of life and psychological wellbeing if frequently recurrent and strongly symptomatic.
A Ahmed +38 more
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Bacterial vaginosis is an important public health issue, affecting women worldwide. Despite its increased incidence, the etiology is yet unclear. In all symptomatic cases, treatment must be started immediately to cure this condition that favors the acquirement of sexually transmitted diseases.
Madalina-Ioana Melestean-Bratu +8 more
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The presence of the putative Gardnerella vaginalis sialidase A gene in vaginal specimens is associated with bacterial vaginosis biofilm [PDF]
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a difficult-to-treat recurrent condition in which health-associated lactobacilli are outnumbered by other anaerobic bacteria, such as Gardnerella vaginalis. Certain genotypes of G. vaginalis can produce sialidase, while others
Buyze, Jozefien +7 more
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Genome sequences of 15 Gardnerella vaginalis strains isolated from the vaginas of women with and without bacterial vaginosis [PDF]
Gardnerella vaginalis is a predominant species in bacterial vaginosis, a dysbiosis of the vagina that is associated with adverse health outcomes, including preterm birth.
Lek, Sai +7 more
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The most common cause of vaginal discharge is bacterial vaginosis. Angie Feder explains the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment
F, Keane +3 more
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▪ Abstract Bacterial vaginosis represents a unique upheaval of the complex vaginal bacterial flora with disappearance of lactobacilli and overgrowth of Gardnerella vaginalis and resident anaerobic vaginal bacteria. Little progress has occurred in identifying causal factors, although the pathophysiology of this syndrome is better understood.
University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA ( host institution ) +1 more
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SUMMARY Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an alteration of the vaginal flora, where the normally predominant lactobacilli are replaced by a cocktail of organisms including Gardnerella vaginalis and anaerobes. It presents with a grey, homogenous, offensive vaginal discharge that has a raised pH.
C J, Priestley, G R, Kinghorn
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La vaginosis bacteriana es una infección polimicrobiana de amplia distribución, no considerada como infección de transmisión sexual, pero que acompaña a muchas otras, constituyéndose en un marcador inespecífico de ellas. Asimismo, se le ha asociado con muchas complicaciones infecciosas ginecológicas y obstétricas de gran importancia.
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Association between obesity and bacterial vaginosis as assessed by Nugent score [PDF]
Background Bacterial vaginosis is one of the most common vaginal conditions in the U.S. Recent studies have suggested obese women have an abnormal microbiota reminiscent of BV; however, few studies have investigated the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis
Allsworth, Jenifer E. +4 more
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