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Chorioamnionitis and bacterial vaginosis
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1993An improved understanding of bacterial vaginosis and of clinical intraamniotic infection and histologic chorioamnionitis has produced data showing strong associations among these conditions. It has recently been shown that the microorganisms in both bacterial vaginosis and clinical intraamniotic infection are similar, of which anaerobes, Gardnerella ...
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Bacterial vaginosis and contraceptive methods
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2000AbstractObjective: The aim of this study was to investigate if bacterial vaginosis is associated with the use of specific contraceptives. Methods: The study population consisted of 1314 women attending for periodical preventive examinations at our gynecology unit at the II Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the University ‘La Sapienza’ in Rome ...
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The microbiology of bacterial vaginosis
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1993A group of microorganisms are present concurrently in high concentrations in the vaginas of women with bacterial vaginosis. The major members of the group are Gardnerella vaginalis, anaerobic gram-negative rods belonging to the genera Prevotella, Porphyromonas and Bacteroides, Peptostreptococcus species, Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum, and ...
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Sex, thrush and bacterial vaginosis
International Journal of STD & AIDS, 1997Summary: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of vaginal discharge in women of childbearing age. In some women it shows a relapsing and remitting course with apparently spontaneous onset and resolution. There are intermediate patterns of vaginal flora in which lactobacilli and other species co-exist.
J Chowns, A Ugwumadu, P Hay
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Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy
Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2002Bacterial vaginosis is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes across all gestational ages. It is linked to first and second trimester fetal loss, chorioamnionitis, preterm delivery, low-birthweight infants and maternal/neonatal infectious morbidity.
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Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis with Lactobacilli
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 199160 women with bacterial vaginosis were entered into a double blind, placebo-controlled treatment trial with lyophilized Lactobacillus acidophilus. The lactobacilli used were producing H2O2. Immediately after completion of treatment, 16 out of 28 women who were treated with lactobacilli had normal vaginal wet smear results, in comparison to none of the ...
C Påhlson, C Jarstrand, A Hallén
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Bacterial vaginosis and pregnancy
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 1994Bacterial vaginosis (BV) represents a disturbance in the vaginal microflora with a massive overgrowth of predominantly anaerobic bacteria resulting in a disagreeable vaginal discharge. The syndrome of BV has been described in the medical literature since the turn of the century.
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Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis
Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 1994OBJECTIVE: The purposeof this articleis to review the treatment options for bacterial vaginosis, including the newer topical antibiotics, metronidazole gel and clindamycin cream. The article also examines the controversies over whether bacterial vaginosis is a sexually transmined disease and whether asymptomatic women should be treated.
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Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 1989
The term bacterial vaginosis is used to reflect the complex alterations of vaginal microorganisms and connotes the presence of a malodorous discharge without apparent inflammation. The normal vaginal flora is reviewed in order to better understand this syndrome.
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The term bacterial vaginosis is used to reflect the complex alterations of vaginal microorganisms and connotes the presence of a malodorous discharge without apparent inflammation. The normal vaginal flora is reviewed in order to better understand this syndrome.
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Dequalinium for bacterial vaginosis
Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, 2017Bacterial vaginosis is an infection characterised by overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria in the vagina with an accompanying loss of lactobacilli, and is thought to be the most common cause of abnormal vaginal discharge in women of child-bearing age.1Standard treatment for symptomatic bacterial vaginosis consists of a short course of an oral or topical ...
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