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The burden of bacterial vaginosis: women's experience of the physical, emotional, sexual and social impact of living with recurrent bacterial vaginosis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND: Bacterial vaginosis is a common vaginal infection, causing an abnormal vaginal discharge and/or odour in up to 50% of sufferers. Recurrence is common following recommended treatment.
Jade E Bilardi, Sandra Walker, Meredith Temple-Smith, Ruth McNair, Julie Mooney-Somers, Clare Bellhouse, Christopher K Fairley, Marcus Y Chen, Catriona Bradshaw   +8 more
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Quantification of Gardnerella vaginalis, Atopobium vaginae and Lactobacillus spp. in bacterial vaginosis

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
Introduction: The aim of the study was to investigate prevalence of bacteria most frequently associated with bacterial vaginosis using Amsel’s criteria as well as to quantify these bacteria by real-time PCR and to explore the difference in their ...
Nedzib Numanovic, Snezana Ribis, Jelena Cukic, Dane Nenadic, Aleksandar Zivanovic, Predrag Sazdanovic, Violeta Ninkovic, Dejan Baskic   +7 more
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EFFECT OF GIVING PROPOLIS EXTRACT TO PREGNANT WOMEN WITH BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS

Indonesian Midwifery and Health Sciences Journal, 2023
Background: Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) in pregnancy is caused by several physiological changes that disrupt the vaginal ecosystem, namely hormonal changes and vaginal flora.
Kiki Apnita Sari, Willy Sandhika, Gatut Hardianto   +2 more
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Association between obesity and bacterial vaginosis as assessed by Nugent score [PDF]

, 2019
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., Brookheart, Rita T., Lewis, Amanda L., Lewis, Warren G., Peipert, Jeffrey F.   +4 more
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Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending at Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza, Tanzania [PDF]

, 2012
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an extremely common reproductive tract condition worldwide with reported high prevalence among African population. Factors associated with this condition include preterm labour, premature rupture of membranes, preterm delivery
Gumodoka, Balthazar, Kidola , Jeremiah, Kihunrwa, Albert, Magoma, Moke, Massinde, Anthony N., Mirambo, Miriam, Ngwalida, Nnhandi, Rumanyika, Richard, Shayo, Prosper A.   +8 more
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Dietary acid load, alternative healthy eating index score, and bacterial vaginosis: is there any association? A case-control study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background: Changing the dietary pattern may be an alternative treatment for bacterial vaginosis, the prevalent vaginal infection in women. Methods: One hundred and forty-three bacterial vaginosis-affected women diagnosed by Amsel criteria and 151 ...
Morvarid Noormohammadi, Ghazaleh Eslamian, Seyyedeh Neda Kazemi, Bahram Rashidkhani   +3 more
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Bacterial vaginosis [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 1991
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common of the vaginitides affecting women of reproductive age. It appears to be due to an alteration in the vaginal ecology by which Lactobacillus spp., the predominant organisms in the healthy vagina, are replaced by a mixed flora including Prevotella bivia, Prevotella disiens, Porphyromonas spp., Mobiluncus spp ...
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Bacterial vaginosis and antibacterial susceptibility pattern of asymptomatic urinary tract infection in pregnant women at a tertiary care hospital, Visakhaptn, India

Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 2020
Background and Objectives: The association between bacterial vaginosis and urinary tract infection (UTI) in pregnant women is at a greater risk comparatively than patients with bacterial vaginosis or UTI.
Appikatla Madhu Bhavana, Pilli Hema Prakash Kumari, Nitin Mohan, Vijayalakshmai Chandrasekhar, Payala Vijayalakshmi, Rongala Venkata Manasa   +5 more
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Pregnancy and contraceptive use among women participating in an HIV prevention trial in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2012
OBJECTIVES: Information on pregnancy rates and factors associated with pregnancy and contraceptive use is important for clinical trials in women in sub-Saharan Africa where withdrawal of investigational products may be required in the event of pregnancy ...
Baisley, Kathy, Changalucha, John, Hayes, Richard J, Odutola, Aderonke, Ross, David A, Rusizoka, Mary, Tanton, Clare, Watson-Jones, Deborah, Weiss, Helen A   +8 more
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The aetiology of bacterial vaginosis [PDF]

Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2011
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal infection among women of childbearing age. This condition is notorious for causing severe complications related to the reproductive health of women. Five decades of intense research established many risk factors for acquisition of BV; however, because of the complexity of BV and lack of a reliable ...
Michael L. Chikindas, Yevgeniy Turovskiy, K. Sutyak Noll   +2 more
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