Publications
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| a study to detect gardnerella vaginalis dna in interstitial cystitis. | to investigate the possible role of gardnerella vaginalis in interstitial cystitis (ic), using molecular methods to avoid difficulties with the culture and recovery of viable organisms, and the problems associated with the recovery of low numbers of culturable organisms. | 2001 | 11851605 |
| the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis and vaginal flora changes. | in a population of 956 women, attending for contraceptive advice, 131 (13.7%) were found to have bv acording to amsel's criteria. clue cells were detected in 200 (20.9%) women, a positive amine ('sniff') test in 191 (20.0%), a vaginal ph > or = 4.7 in 243 (25.4%) and a "characteristic" vaginal discharge in 104 (10.9%) women. sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values in relation to bv were calculated for each of these four criteria. the detection of clue cells, an increase ... | 2001 | 11327086 |
| treatment of urinary tract infection by gardnerella vaginalis: a comparison of oral metronidazole versus ampicillin. | treatment options for bacterial vaginosis are numerous, however for urinary tract infection (uti) by gardnerella vaginalis have been not reported. our purpose was to compare the efficacy and treatment complications of oral metronidazole versus oral ampicillin for treatment of this condition in a prospective randomized, nonblinded study. fifty-seven women who had symptoms of uti and a positive culture for g. vaginalis were enrolled in the study. only forty-five subjects were considered valuable: ... | 2001 | 17061489 |
| epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases in río cuarto, argentina. | sexually transmitted diseases (std) are a group of transmittable diseases acquired fundamentally through sexual contact. std are a social problem resulting from demographic explosion and changes in sexual conduct, which affects teenagers and adults of all socioeconomic strata. the goal of this work was to establish the actual state of the different std within the studied population. samples of vaginal fluids, endocervical materials and urethral exudates taken from 2,630 patients during five year ... | 2001 | 17061502 |
| in vitro antagonistic effect of lactobacillus on organisms associated with bacterial vaginosis. | to assess antagonistic properties of lactobacillus strains isolated from the vaginas of healthy women as compared to the most common bacterial agents related to vaginosis. | 2002 | 11838310 |
| definition of a type of abnormal vaginal flora that is distinct from bacterial vaginosis: aerobic vaginitis. | to define an entity of abnormal vaginal flora: aerobic vaginitis. | 2002 | 11845812 |
| role of the vaginal microbiological ecosystem and cytokine profile in the promotion of cervical dysplasia: a case-control study. | to identify alterations in the cytokine profile and microbial ecosystem of the vagina in association with cervical dysplasia. | 2002 | 12648311 |
| laboratory diagnosis of gardnerella vaginalis vaginosis. | an evaluation of various laboratory detection methods and characteristics of gardnerella vaginalis was made using high vaginal swab samples of 470 out patient clinic--attending women. gram stain for 'clue cells' showed positive results in 118 (25.1%)cases; culture, in 100 cases, (213%) and amine odour (213%), in 26 cases 5.5%, majority, 71 cases, of the culture-positive results were associated with a ph value of 6 to 7. gardnerella vaginalis grew predominantly in enriched culture media: modified ... | 2002 | 12744579 |
| [sexual transmissible diseases and "returning leukorrhea"]. | white discharges and sexual transmissive diseases are now increasing. confronted to this symptom, the general practician can easily diagnose and treat his patient. therefore he must keep in his mind that behind this common symptom, a much more serious disease can be hidden. | 2002 | 12522941 |
| [amplification of bacterial heat shock protein 60 gene using inverse pcr method]. | a method is presented for rapid in vitro amplification of dna sequences of bacterial hsp60 gene. in our previous work, using degenerate oligonucleotide primers for conserved regions of hsp60 gene, a 600 bp fragment was amplified by pcr, cloned and sequenced. an inverse pcr method, with the primers oriented in the reversed direction of the usual orientation, is used to amplify the dna sequences that flank the 600 bp known region. the feasibility of this method is shown by amplifying the complete ... | 2002 | 12557349 |
| models of white matter injury: comparison of infectious, hypoxic-ischemic, and excitotoxic insults. | white matter damage (wmd) in preterm neonates is strongly associated with adverse outcome. the etiology of white matter injury is not known but clinical data suggest that ischemia-reperfusion and/or infection-inflammation are important factors. furthermore, antenatal infection seems to be an important risk factor for brain injury in term infants. in order to explore the pathophysiological mechanisms of wmd and to better understand how infectious agents may affect the vulnerability of the immatur ... | 2002 | 11921384 |
| [frequency of vaginosis caused by gardnerella vaginalis]. | 2002 | 11924566 | |
| characterization of vaginal flora and bacterial vaginosis in women who have sex with women. | bacterial vaginosis (bv) may be common among women who report having sex with women (wsw) and frequently occurs in both members of monogamous couples. the results of gram staining of a vaginal smear were consistent with bv in 81 (25%) and intermediate in 37 (11%) of 326 wsw included in this study. lactobacilli were detected in 64% of subjects, and 42% of subjects had h(2)o(2)-producing strains. bv was associated with a higher lifetime number of female sex partners, failure to always clean an ins ... | 2002 | 12001048 |
| correlation of local interleukin-8 with immunoglobulin a against gardnerella vaginalis hemolysin and with prolidase and sialidase levels in women with bacterial vaginosis. | mucosal immune system activation may represent a critical determinant of adverse consequences associated with bacterial vaginosis (bv), such as sexual human immunodeficiency virus transmission, upper genital tract infections, postsurgical infections, and adverse pregnancy outcomes. concentrations of sialidase, prolidase, and anti-gardnerella vaginalis hemolysin (gvh) immunoglobulin a (iga) were higher in vaginal fluids of 75 fertile women with bv, compared with concentrations in vaginal fluids o ... | 2002 | 12023767 |
| [cervicovaginal infection as a risk factor for premature labor]. | to identify the possible association between cervicovaginal infections (cvi) and preterm delivery. | 2002 | 12050955 |
| rates of bacterial vaginosis in women undergoing in vitro fertilisation for different types of infertility. | to assess whether the rate of bacterial vaginosis (bv) is higher in women with tubal factor infertility compared with those with other causes of infertility. | 2002 | 12118653 |
| two novel vaginal microbicides (polystyrene sulfonate and cellulose sulfate) inhibit gardnerella vaginalis and anaerobes commonly associated with bacterial vaginosis. | this is the first report demonstrating the in vitro inhibitory activity of two novel microbicides (cellulose sulfate and polystyrene sulfonate) against bacterial vaginosis (bv)-associated bacteria. vaginal application of these microbicides not only may reduce the risk of acquisition of human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted infection-causing organisms but may also decrease the incidence of bv. | 2002 | 12121959 |
| six-year follow-up survey of sexually transmitted diseases in brasilia, the capital of brazil. | the notification of sexually transmitted diseases (std) is a prime component of well-designed public health policy. however, peculiar aspects of std must be taken into account for the correct management of surveillance activities. here, we describe the distribution of the most common sexually transmitted diseases among patients attended by the gynecological clinics of the principal public hospitals of brasilia and the federal district, brazilian capital, during six years. a total of 142,158 pati ... | 2002 | 12144746 |
| correlation of local interleukin-1beta levels with specific iga response against gardnerella vaginalis cytolysin in women with bacterial vaginosis. | mucosal immune system activation may represent a critical determinant of adverse sequelae correlated with bacterial vaginosis, as hiv sexual transmission, upper genital tract infections, cervicitis, endometritis, postsurgical infections, and adverse pregnancy outcomes as preterm delivery (ptd), low birth weight (lbw). | 2002 | 12148539 |
| dna hybridization test: rapid diagnostic tool for excluding bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women with symptoms suggestive of infection. | this prospective comparative study evaluated a dna hybridization test (affirm vpiii) as an alternative to gram stain for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis. we examined vaginal smears from 1,725 pregnant women between the 12th and 36th weeks of gestation with clinical signs of vaginal infection. the dna hybridization test compared well with gram stain and can be used as a rapid diagnostic tool to exclude bacterial vaginosis. | 2002 | 12149379 |
| improving gram-stained reproducible result by further adding clue cells in diagnosing bacterial vaginosis. | the reproducibility of interpretation in diagnosing bacterial vaginosis may be enhanced by adding pus cells and clue cells into two different criteria, developed by spiegel et al. and nugent et al. the purpose of study was designed to find out which parameter was more reproducible. 100 patients were collected with the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis as an experimental group, while the other 100 patients who were with routine papanicolaou smears in gynecologic clinic the collected as a control g ... | 2002 | 12164009 |
| vaginal microbiota in healthy pregnant women and prenatal screening of group b streptococci (gbs). | the microbiota of the lower female genital tract was evaluated from vaginal swabs obtained from 623 healthy pregnant women at gestation periods of 35-40 weeks. isolated and identified microorganisms were expressed as percentages of total samples. as expected, lactobacilli made up the dominant vaginal microbiota (70%). enterobacteriaceae, mainly escherichia coli, klebsiella spp. and proteus, were present in 38% of the samples, which might reflect the possible contamination of vaginal tract with r ... | 2002 | 12180785 |
| [common backache of unusual etiology]. | 2002 | 12185944 | |
| safety and tolerability of the new contraceptive sponge protectaid. | this study was undertaken to assess the efficacy, safety and acceptability of two different-dose regimens of the protectaid contraceptive sponge. | 2002 | 12201327 |
| anogenital bacteriology in non-abused preschool children: a descriptive study of the aerobic genital flora and the isolation of anogenital gardnerella vaginalis. | the purpose of the study is to describe the genital aerobic bacterial flora including gardnerella vaginalis in girls and the occurrence of anal g. vaginalis in both genders. from a group of 3773 children, 278 (99 boys and 179 girls) with a mean age of 5.63 y (range: 5.13-6.73) were recruited. inclusion in the study was based on self-selection, whereby parents who did not suspect any occurrence of sexual abuse of their child gave informed consent to participate. several mechanisms were undertaken ... | 2002 | 12222710 |
| metronidazole and pregnancy. | 2002 | 12228952 | |
| gardnerella vaginalis bacteremia in a premature neonate. | gardnerella vaginalis is a normal component of the human vaginal flora and commonly associated with bacterial vaginosis. invasive infection in obstetrical patients due to g. vaginalis has also been reported. in the pediatric age range, infection due to g. vaginalis is extremely rare and limited to neonates. we describe a 23-week premature infant with g. vaginalis bacteremia and review the characteristics of neonatal g. vaginalis infection reported in the literature. antibiotic susceptibility tes ... | 2002 | 12368979 |
| a multiplex polymerase chain reaction-based diagnostic method for bacterial vaginosis. | to develop a polymerase chain reaction (pcr)-based diagnostic method for bacterial vaginosis using bacterial vaginosis-associated anaerobes. | 2002 | 12383546 |
| douching in relation to bacterial vaginosis, lactobacilli, and facultative bacteria in the vagina. | to study how frequency, recentness, and reason for douching impact bacterial vaginosis-related vaginal microflora and the occurrence of cervical pathogens. douching has been linked to bacterial vaginosis as well as to chlamydial cervicitis in some, but not all, studies. | 2002 | 12383547 |
| [sexually transmitted infections]. | sexually transmitted diseases (std) are quite common and observed more frequently in teens. the adolescents represent a group at particular risk for std due to biological, sociocultural and psychological factors. undectected infections may lead to unwanted sequelae, including pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic abdominal pain, tubal scarring and increased risk of ectopic pregnancy. this paper deals with infections by candida albicans, chlamidia tracomatis, neisseria gonorrheae, gardnerella vagi ... | 2002 | 12388942 |
| vaginal hydrolytic enzymes, immunoglobulin a against gardnerella vaginalis toxin, and risk of early preterm birth among women in preterm labor with bacterial vaginosis or intermediate flora. | the purpose of this study was to determine whether the microbial hydrolytic enzymes, sialidase and prolidase, and immunoglobulin a against the gardnerella vaginalis cytolysin (anti-gvh iga) increase the risk for early preterm birth (< or =34 weeks of gestation) among women with bacterial vaginosis or intermediate flora. | 2002 | 12388968 |
| characterization and selection of vaginal lactobacillus strains for the preparation of vaginal tablets. | to characterize and select lactobacillus strains for properties that would make them a good alternative to the use of antibiotics to treat human vaginal infections. | 2002 | 12392537 |
| reactive arthritis induced by gardnerella vaginalis. | 2002 | 12412212 | |
| [microbiological investigation of the vaginal flora during pregnancy]. | the infections complications during pregnancy and delivery are jet unsolved problem in obstetrics and neonatology. most of them are due to anaerobic and aerobic organisms. the authors show the rate and distribution of the bacterial vaginal infections during pregnancy. 1330 pregnant women are investigated, 10% of them are with normal vaginal flora, 27% anaerobic organisms, 15% aerobic organisms, then candida albicans and gardnerella vaginalis. those results are seen most frequently during the las ... | 2002 | 12412347 |
| in vitro activities of garenoxacin (bms 284756) against 108 clinical isolates of gardnerella vaginalis. | garenoxacin (bms 284756) was active against 105 of 108 (97%) recent clinical gardnerella vaginalis isolates at < or =2 micro g/ml by using the reference agar dilution method for anaerobes. twenty-eight percent of isolates (31 of 108) were resistant to metronidazole, and 44% were resistant to doxycycline. all were susceptible to clindamycin and ampicillin-sulbactam. | 2002 | 12435709 |
| chronic intrauterine and fetal infection with gardnerella vaginalis. | we sought to develop a model of chronic intrauterine and fetal infection with gardnerella vaginalis. | 2002 | 12439517 |
| detection of bacterial vaginosis-related organisms by real-time pcr for lactobacilli, gardnerella vaginalis and mycoplasma hominis. | the aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of detecting bacterial vaginosis (bv)-related organisms in stored genital tract specimens using real-time pcr. frozen cervicovaginal lavage (cvl) samples from 21 women were analyzed by real-time pcr for the numbers of mycoplasma hominis, gardnerella vaginalis and lactobacilli. lactobacilli organisms were detected in all cvl samples, g. vaginalis was detected in all but one sample, while m. hominis was detected in only six samples. using the ... | 2002 | 12443827 |
| microbiology and management of polymicrobial female genital tract infections in adolescents. | this review describes the microbiology and management of female genital tract infections in adolescents. these infections include vulvovaginitis, vulvovaginal pyogenic infections (abscesses of bartholin's and skene's glands, infected labial inclusion cysts, labial abscesses, furunculosis, and hidradenitis), endometritis, pyometritis, salpingitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and tubo-ovarian and pelvic abscess. anaerobes can be cultured in 50% to 90% of females with a variety of genital infectio ... | 2002 | 12459228 |
| effectiveness of current therapy of bacterial vaginosis. | the study was conducted in order to evaluate effectiveness of the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (bv) with different therapeutic regimes according to recommendations of the world health organization (who). during a one-year period (february 2000-february 2001) the sexually transmitted diseases (std) center was visited by 482 women aged 14-51. the diagnosis of bv was established by standard methods: amsel's clinical criteria and gram stain of vaginal discharge. the first-line treatment was oral ... | 2002 | 12467186 |
| [retrospective microbiologic evaluation of vaginal cultures]. | vaginal culture is one of the most difficult cultures to be evaluated in clinical microbiology practice. the necessity of some expensive and complicated processes for diagnosis of some specific agents, age related variability of normal vaginal flora and failure caused by temporary presence of some pathogens in normal flora can be listed among the probable causes of that problem. in this study 8050 vaginal cultures performed in our hospital laboratories between 1 march 1999-15 september 2001 were ... | 2002 | 12476763 |
| recurrent bacterial vaginosis in a virgin adolescent: a new method of treatment. | bacterial vaginosis (bv) is a polymicrobial infection of the vagina and should not be considered an exclusively sexually transmitted disease. we describe the case of a 17-year-old female virgin adolescent with recurrent malodorous vaginal discharge for 6 months. before referral to us she had been treated unsuccessfully with conservative treatment options. our investigation revealed gardnerella vaginalis as the responsible factor for the vaginal infection. because metronidazole treatment had fail ... | 2002 | 12478334 |
| [allelic polymorphism of the tem(m) determinant in mycoplasma hominis and ureaplasma urealyticum clinical isolates resistant to tetracyclines]. | of the 130 clinical isolates of mycoplasma hominis from patients with nonspecific inflammatory diseases of the urogenital tract (ugt), approximately 10% contained the tet(m) gene after the course of treatment with tetracyclines. this gene was found in nine (25%) of the 36 ureaplasma urealyticum clinical isolates. the nucleotide sequence of 13 tet(m) genes in tcr clinical isolates of m. hominis and five genes in u. urealyticum tcr clinical isolates was determined. a comparison of nucleotide seque ... | 2002 | 12500671 |
| determination of immunoglobulin a against gardnerella vaginalis hemolysin, sialidase, and prolidase activities in vaginal fluid: implications for adverse pregnancy outcomes. | a nested case-control study of low birth weight and preterm delivery was performed with singleton women. immunoglobulin a (iga) against the gardnerella vaginalis hemolysin (anti-gvh iga) and sialidase and prolidase activities were determined in vaginal fluid at 17 weeks of gestation. sialidase positivity and bacterial vaginosis with high prolidase activity were associated with 2- and 11-fold increased risks for low birth weight, respectively. no woman with bacterial vaginosis plus a strong anti- ... | 2003 | 12517887 |
| [role of bacteria associated with sexually transmitted infections in the etiology of lower urinary tract infection in primary care]. | urinary tract infections (uti) are the second most frequent type of infectious pathology treated in primary care clinics. the participation of microorganisms associated with sexually transmitted infection has been reported as a cause of uti; nevertheless this concept is still controversial. to gather data on this subject, we carried out a search for gardnerella vaginalis, ureaplasma urealyticum, mycoplasma hominis and streptococcus agalactiae besides the common microorganisms involved in uti. | 2003 | 12586032 |
| can known risk factors explain racial differences in the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis? | black women are more likely to have bacterial vaginosis (bv) than are non-hispanic white women. we examined whether this disparity can be explained by racial differences in known bv risk factors. | 2003 | 12749680 |
| garnerella vaginalis bacteremia after vaginal myomectomy. | 2003 | 12781418 | |
| [bacterial vaginitis: general overview]. | bacteria are the most frequently detected agents in women, clinically complaining of vaginal discharge. the studies have shown that the vaginal microflora of women with bacterial vaginitis have altered from lactobacillus spp. to various anaerobic bacteria. gardnerella vaginalis is found in vaginal flora of women with bacterial vaginitis as well as in healthy women, while anaerobic bacteria such as mobiluncus and prevotella are the causative agents for bacterial vaginosis. for the laboratory diag ... | 2003 | 12838684 |
| detection of bifidobacterium species and gardnerella vaginalis in the vagina using pcr and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (dgge). | 2003 | 12676400 | |
| increased risk of cervical canal infections with intracervical foley catheter. | to evaluate the effect of intracervical foley catheter insertion, for the induction of labor, on cervical canal infection. | 2003 | 12689532 |
| activity of novispirin g-10, a novel antimicrobial peptide against chlamydia trachomatis and vaginosis-associated bacteria. | we tested the activity of novispirin g-10, a novel antimicrobial alpha-helical octadecapeptide structurally related to cathelicidins and other innate immunity peptides, against chlamydia trachomatis serovars l2, d, and e and three organisms associated with bacterial vaginosis (bv). the peptide's activity against c. trachomatis was measured in 48-h shell vial assays with mccoy cell targets. exposure to 100 micro g/ml of novispirin g-10 reduced the infectivity of serovars d and e by 99.4-100% and ... | 2003 | 12710952 |
| the potential for probiotics to prevent bacterial vaginosis and preterm labor. | infections of the urogenital tract in women represent a major burden on the quality of life of women and on the health care system of canada and other countries. complications arising from bacterial vaginosis (bv) include increased risk of sexually transmitted diseases including human immunodeficiency virus and elevated risk of preterm birth (ptb). pharmaceutical interventions, such as antibiotics, have been suboptimally effective and have failed to reduce the incidence of ptb. the absence of la ... | 2003 | 14586379 |
| [bacterial flora in the genital tract the last trimester of pregnancy]. | very widespread in our clinical setting, early-onset sepsis is due to organisms that commonly colonize or infect the maternal genital tract; identifying such organisms would help improve prevention and treatment. | 2003 | 14593302 |
| prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases among pregnant women in ilorin, nigeria. | in a cross-sectional study, 230 pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic of the university of ilorin teaching hospital (uith), ilorin, nigeria from january 2000 to december 2000 were screened randomly to determine the prevalence of common stds among them, using conventional methods. one hundred and fourteen (49.4%) of the subjects harboured various agents including candida spp. (37.8%), trichomonas vaginalis (4.7%), gardnerella vaginalis (3.9%), syphilis (1.7%) and neisseria gonorrhea (1.3% ... | 2003 | 14617466 |
| culture-independent identification of pathogenic bacteria and polymicrobial infections in the genitourinary tract of renal transplant recipients. | renal transplant recipients are predisposed to urinary tract infections caused by both common uropathogens and opportunistic bacteria resulting frequently in significant polymicrobial infections. in this study, a culture-independent 16s rrna-based approach was established to identify unusual, fastidious, or anaerobic bacteria and to investigate bacterial diversity in urinary tract specimens. similarly sized amplicons encompassing the v6 to v8 region of the 16s rrna were analyzed with denaturing ... | 2003 | 14662931 |
| light microscopy observation of lytic enzymatic activity of the organisms associated with bacterial vaginosis. | in this study, cervico-vaginal smears taken from 500 patients were examined cytologically using the papanicolaou technique. seventeen of the 500 were classified as having bacterial vaginosis. lytic enzymatic activity of the organisms on clue cells were determined at light microscopic level. the integrity of the cell and the smoothness of the cell membrane were disrupted. small cavities on the cell membrane and hollows in the cytoplasm were observed. due to the loss of cytoplasm, very narrow and ... | 2003 | 14768789 |
| [evaluation of different liquid media for the culture of gardnerella vaginalis and characterization of the protein profile with page-sds electrophoresis]. | 3 liquid culture media: triptose soya broth supplemented with equine serum (tsb-es)/without supplement (tsb) and casman broth (cb) were evaluated under different incubation conditions at 10% of co2 and under aerobic conditions. there were no significant differences in the values of optic density for the tsb-es and cb media. however, on establishing the protein profile by page-sds for the evaluated conditions, the presence of protein of 14 kda and the values of optic density allowed the selection ... | 2003 | 15849959 |
| inflammatory smears--is there a correlation between microbiology and cytology findings? | cervical smear results reporting the presence of inflammation are regularly encountered by smeartakers, yet the significance of this finding is not clear. we wished to evaluate whether the presence of inflammation on smear test was associated with a higher incidence of lower genital tract infection. a retrospective review was carried out on women attending our colposcopy unit for their first visit during 2001. results of 256 women were available for analysis. evidence of inflammation was found i ... | 2004 | 15696873 |
| [study of acute vulvovaginitis in sexually active adult women, with special reference to candidosis, in patients of the francisco j. muñiz infectious diseases hospital]. | the results of microbiological vaginal secretions samples obtained from 749 women (from july 2001 to july 2002) were studied in the bacteriology unit of the francisco javier muñiz hospital from buenos aires. all patients suffered acute vulvovaginitis were child bearing and sexually active women, 334 of them were hiv-positive. the following are the results of the microbiological studies: lactobacillus spp 50.6%, gardnerella vaginalis 25.6%, candida spp 17.4%, trichomonas vaginalis 5.3%, neisseria ... | 2004 | 15709796 |
| [frequency, diagnostic criteria and consequences of bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women]. | vaginal discharge based on changes in a vaginal ecosystem (decreasing number of lactobacillus and increasing number of mobiluncus spp., gardnerella vaginalis, prevotella spp., mycoplasma hominis, peptostreptococcus spp) appears to be a major cause of bacterial vaginosis. bacterial vaginosis is associated with: preterm delivery, premature rupture of membranes, chorioamnionitis, amniotic fluid infection, endometritis, low-weight neonates. the role of natural microflora of vagina, the most importan ... | 2004 | 15730019 |
| vaginal flora morphotypic profiles and assessment of bacterial vaginosis in women at risk for hiv infection. | specific morphotypic profiles of normal and abnormal vaginal flora, including bacterial vaginosis (bv), were characterized. a prospective study of 350 women yielded concurrent gram-stain data and clinical assessment (n = 3455 visits). microbiological profiles were constructed by gram stain. eight profile definitions were based on dichotomizing the levels of lactobacillus, gardnerella, and curved, gram-negative bacillus (mobiluncus) morphotypes. of these, two were rare, and the other six demonstr ... | 2004 | 15763911 |
| cervical immunoglobulin a and altered vaginal flora in pregnant women with threatened preterm delivery. | the aim of our study was to investigate the cervical immunoglobulin a concentration in women with threatened preterm delivery. immunoglobulin a concentration in the cervical mucus of 80 women with symptoms of preterm delivery was measured using radial immunodiffusion. the results were compared with those of 60 healthy pregnant women. concentrations of immunoglobulins in maternal serum were also measured. there was no significant difference of cervical immunoglobulin a (iga) concentration between ... | 2004 | 15008384 |
| gardnerella vaginalis-infected scalp hematoma associated with electronic fetal monitoring. | infections in the neonate caused by the vaginal commensal gardnerella vaginalis are rare and mostly consist of bacteremia. a 4130-g term neonate developed an infection of a scalp hematoma with g. vaginalis. the infection developed in association with electronic fetal monitoring. the only clinical sign was an increase in size of the hematoma. | 2004 | 15014312 |
| prevalence of hiv among women with vaginal discharge in a gynecological clinic. | vaginal discharge is a common complaint among women with sexually transmitted diseases (stds) in nigeria. given the association between stds and hiv and the alarming rise in the prevalence of hiv in nigeria, we performed this study to determine the prevalence of hiv in patients with vaginal discharge. | 2004 | 15040519 |
| bacterial vaginosis: comparison of pap smear and microbiological test results. | our purpose was to determine the reliability of the pap smear in making the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis and to examine the characteristics of pap smear vs vaginal culture in diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis, with the vaginal gram stain used as the diagnostic standard. we performed a prospective, blinded study involving 245 women who referred to the department of gynecology and obstetrics in our hospital for routine genital examination between september 2001 and september 2002. exclusion cri ... | 2004 | 15073605 |
| cloning of 16s rrna genes amplified from normal and disturbed vaginal microflora suggests a strong association between atopobium vaginae, gardnerella vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis. | the pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis remains largely elusive, although some microorganisms, including gardnerella vaginalis, are suspected of playing a role in the etiology of this disorder. recently culture-independent analysis of microbial ecosystems has proven its efficacy in characterizing the diversity of bacterial populations. here, we report on the results obtained by combining culture and pcr-based methods to characterize the normal and disturbed vaginal microflora. | 2004 | 15102329 |
| [prevalence of asymptomatic sexually transmitted infections among high-risk patients attending a free anonymous hiv-screening center]. | the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among patients attending an anonymous hiv screening center. | 2004 | 15107742 |
| [microbiological findings in patients with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis in the hradec králové faculty hospital 1995-2002]. | to evaluate the microbiological findings in the patients with the recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (rvvc) with a focus on the establishment of fungal etiology and its in vitro antifungal susceptibility. | 2004 | 15112380 |
| [abnormal bacterial colonisation of the vagina and implantation during assisted reproduction]. | to evaluate the efficiency of our treatment of vaginal infection for couples included in an ivf program. | 2004 | 15123136 |
| [studies on the infection status of seven species mycoplasma, three species of chlamydia, neisseria gonorrhoeae and garderella vaginalis in 76 patients with sexual transmitted diseases]. | to study the infectious status of seven species of mycoplasma, three species of chlamydia, neisseria gonorrhoeae and garderella vaginalis in the 76 male sexual transmitted disease (std) patients in yangzhou city. | 2004 | 15132870 |
| a disproportionate increase in il-1beta over il-1ra in the cervicovaginal secretions of pregnant women with altered vaginal microflora correlates with preterm birth. | this purpose of this study was to investigate the association between vaginal microflora, concentrations of interleukin-1beta (il-1beta), and its natural receptor antagonist (il-1ra) in the cervicovaginal discharge, and spontaneous preterm birth. study design vaginal samples collected at 18 to 22 weeks' gestation from 207 women were analyzed to study qualitative and quantitative microbiologic aspects of vaginal microflora and il-1beta and il-1ra concentrations. | 2004 | 15167817 |
| fenticonazole nitrate for treatment of vulvovaginitis: efficacy, safety, and tolerability of 1-gram ovules, administered as ultra-short 2-day regimen. | because of its potential as a low cost first-line monotherapy for the most common vulvovaginal infections, we evaluated fenticonazole nitrate in a prospective, open-label, multicenter pilot study with 101 sexually active women (per-protocol; 16 to 61 years of age) with vulvovaginitis involving single or mixed infections with candida albicans, trichomonas vaginalis, and/or gardnerella vaginalis. fenticonazole nitrate (1 g) was administered as vaginal ovules, once daily on days 1 and 3. eradicatio ... | 2004 | 15216954 |
| nucleic acid-based diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis and improved management using probiotic lactobacilli. | bacterial vaginosis (bv) is a common condition in women that represents an imbalance of the vaginal microflora, lactobacilli depletion, and excess growth of mainly anaerobic gram-negative pathogens. diagnosis is made using a series of tests or a gram stain of a vaginal smear. treatment with antibiotics is quite effective, but recurrences are common. a study of 55 vaginal samples from 11 postmenopausal women showed the presence of bv by the gram stain-based nugent scoring system, and polymerase c ... | 2004 | 15298771 |
| [role of gardnerella vaginalis in the development of sexually transmitted diseases--diagnostic criteria]. | the authors analyze the results from the clinical and microbiological investigations of gardnerella vaginalis in two female groups: 28 patients with clinical manifestations of bacterial vaginosis (bv) and a control group of 25 females without any complaints. along with the data from the anamnesis and the gynecological examination, the following parameters have been examined: a native preparation for "clue cells", ph of vaginal content, ratio between polymorphonuclear leukocytes and epithelial ce ... | 2004 | 15323310 |
| [use of arilin (dr.wolff) in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis during the period of 01.10.2003-31.12.2003]. | 2004 | 15323317 | |
| [molecular epidemiologic investigation of infertile male's semen infected by gardnerella vaginalis]. | to investigate the status of the semen of the infertility patients infected by gardnerella vaginalis (gv). | 2004 | 15354520 |
| relationship between a toll-like receptor-4 gene polymorphism, bacterial vaginosis-related flora and vaginal cytokine responses in pregnant women. | the relationship between a single nucleotide polymorphism (tlr4 896 a > g) in the toll-like receptor-4 (tlr4) gene, qualitative and quantitative changes in vaginal micro-flora and vaginal interleukin (il)-1beta and il-1 receptor antagonist (il-1ra) concentrations in pregnant women were evaluated. | 2004 | 15358455 |
| bacterial vaginosis and risk of pelvic inflammatory disease. | bacterial vaginosis commonly is found in women with pelvic inflammatory disease (pid), but it is unclear whether bacterial vaginosis leads to incident pid. | 2004 | 15458899 |
| clinical evaluation of affirm vpiii in the detection and identification of trichomonas vaginalis, gardnerella vaginalis, and candida species in vaginitis/vaginosis. | to compare the affirm vpiii microbial identification test for detection and identification of candida species, gardnerella vaginalis and trichomonas vaginalis to clinical and microscopic criteria commonly used to diagnose vaginitis. | 2004 | 15460191 |
| infections of the lower female genital tract during childhood and adolescence. | to review the pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment of lower female genital tract infections at a young age. | 2004 | 15491059 |
| culture-independent analysis of vaginal microflora: the unrecognized association of atopobium vaginae with bacterial vaginosis. | although the pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis remains elusive, a few microorganisms, such as gardnerella vaginalis, are considered markers on gram stain or culture. culture-independent analysis of vaginal microflora using 16s rdna cloning and sequencing of total bacterial communities reveals the gram-positive atopobium vaginae as a predominant species in disturbed vaginal flora. | 2004 | 15507931 |
| polymorphism in intron 2 of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene, local midtrimester cytokine response to vaginal flora, and subsequent preterm birth. | this study investigated the association between polymorphism in intron 2 of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene, midtrimester vaginal microflora, vaginal interleukin receptor antagonist and interleukin-1beta levels and subsequent spontaneous preterm birth. | 2004 | 15507961 |
| human papillomavirus cervical infection in guarani indians from the rainforest of misiones, argentina. | to evaluate the prevalence of human papillomavirus (hpv) cervical infection in women from the south american guarani indian tribe located in the rain forest of misiones, north-eastern argentina; a region with a high incidence of cervical carcinoma. | 2004 | 14690776 |
| vaginal immunity in bacterial vaginosis. | vaginal immunity in response to microbial perturbation is still poorly understood and may be crucial for protection from adverse outcomes associated with bacterial vaginosis (bv). bv is the most prevalent vaginal disorder in adult women worldwide. however, its pathogenesis is still elusive. in bv-positive women, inflammatory signs are scant--approximately 50% of women are asymptomatic. the number of vaginal neutrophils in the bv-positive patient is not increased with respect to healthy women. in ... | 2004 | 15538982 |
| evolving issues in understanding and treating bacterial vaginosis. | bacterial vaginosis is a synergistic polymicrobial syndrome characterized by depletion of lactobacillus spp., especially those that produce hydrogen peroxide, and an intense increase in the quantity of commensal vaginal anaerobic bacteria to 100- to 1000-fold above normal levels. while the bacterial spectrum of these organisms has long been known to include gardnerella vaginalis, prevotella spp., anaerobic gram-positive cocci, mobiluncus spp. and mycoplasma hominis, innovative use of molecular d ... | 2004 | 15566334 |
| female genital-tract hiv load correlates inversely with lactobacillus species but positively with bacterial vaginosis and mycoplasma hominis. | bacterial vaginosis (bv) is associated with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) acquisition. we examined the association between bv and bv-associated bacteria and expression of hiv in the female genital tract. | 2004 | 15592999 |
| management of vaginitis. | common infectious forms of vaginitis include bacterial vaginosis, vulvovaginal candidiasis, and trichomoniasis. vaginitis also can occur because of atrophic changes. bacterial vaginosis is caused by proliferation of gardnerella vaginalis, mycoplasma hominis, and anaerobes. the diagnosis is based primarily on the amsel criteria (milky discharge, ph greater than 4.5, positive whiff test, clue cells in a wet-mount preparation). the standard treatment is oral metronidazole in a dosage of 500 mg twic ... | 2004 | 15606061 |
| neisseria gonorrhoea, chlamydia trachomatis, and treponema pallidum infection in antenatal and gynecological patients at korle-bu teaching hospital, ghana. | five hundred and seventeen women attending the gynecology and obstetrics clinics of the korle-bu teaching hospital were examined for sexually transmitted infections (stis). vaginal swabs were examined for trichomonas vaginalis, candida albicans, and gardnerella vaginalis infection. endocervical swabs were examined for neisseria gonorrhoea and chlamydia trachomatis using a recently developed rna detection kit. strain typing was performed to identify serovars of c. trachomatis. sera were analyzed ... | 2004 | 15623949 |
| [clinical relevance of antibiotic resistance in obstetrics and gynecology]. | antibiotic resistance of microorganisms that cause infections of the urogenital tract is a clinically relevant problem in obstetrics and gynecology. due to methodological difficulties, resistance testing is rarely used for the management of these infections. therefore, solid epidemiological data on resistance rates of most involved pathogens are scarce. antibiotic resistance of several microorganisms appears to be increasing in various areas of the world, mainly trichomonas vaginalis and gardner ... | 2005 | 15644637 |
| induction of secretory aspartyl proteinase of candida albicans by hiv-1 but not hsv-2 or some other microorganisms associated with vaginal environment. | the most common type of candidiasis involves mucosal sites such as the oral cavity, the gastrointestinal tract and the vagina. among many of virulence factors, the production of secretory aspartyl proteinase (sap) by candida albicans (c. albicans) has gained much attention, and factors leading to sap induction are thus under intense study. the aim of this study was to examine whether some microorganisms such as lactobacillus, gardnerella vaginalis (g. vaginalis), human immunodeficiency virus typ ... | 2005 | 15770446 |
| symptoms of non-gonococcal urethritis in heterosexual men: a case control study. | to determine microbial and behavioural factors contributing to non-gonococcal urethral symptoms in men. | 2005 | 15800097 |
| propolis solution for the treatment of chronic vaginitis. | to evaluate the efficacy of 5% propolis solution in recurrent vaginitis. | 2005 | 15847875 |
| low-dose secnidazole in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis. | to determine whether bacterial vaginosis could be cured with a single 1-g oral dose of secnidazole. | 2005 | 15733882 |
| bacterial vaginosis, vaginal flora patterns and vaginal hygiene practices in patients presenting with vaginal discharge syndrome in the gambia, west africa. | bacterial vaginosis (bv) - a syndrome characterised by a shift in vaginal flora - appears to be particularly common in sub-saharan africa, but little is known of the pattern of vaginal flora associated with bv in africa. we conducted a study aimed at determining the prevalence of bv and patterns of bv-associated vaginal micro-flora among women with vaginal discharge syndrome (vds) in the gambia, west africa. | 2005 | 15757510 |
| the bacteriology of pre-labour rupture of membranes in a nigerian teaching hospital. | a prospective case control study that was conducted at the university of ilorin teaching hospital, ilorin, nigeria, between 1st january and 31st december 2002. the purpose of this study was to determine the association and the pattern of bacteria/microorganisms in the aetiology of pre-labour premature rupture of membrane (prom) in this centre. a total of 108 cases of prom and 98 control cases that presented between 37 completed weeks' and 40 weeks' gestation were analysed. pathogens were isolate ... | 2005 | 16368580 |
| relationship of u1 cell hiv-stimulatory activity to bacterial vaginosis and hiv genital tract virus load. | bacterial vaginosis (bv) has been associated with hiv sexual transmission and increased levels of genital tract hiv rna. we postulated that bv induces the appearance of substances in the genital tract that stimulate hiv expression locally. to test this, we measured hiv rna levels in genital mucosal fluid from women with or without bv (defined by nugent score) and compared them with the ability of those fluids to stimulate hiv expression in the chronically hiv-infected monocytic line u1. the u1 a ... | 2005 | 16386111 |
| rifaximin, a peculiar rifamycin derivative: established and potential clinical use outside the gastrointestinal tract. | rifaximin is a poorly absorbed semisynthetic rifamycin derivative with a broad spectrum of antibacterial activity including gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, both aerobes and anaerobes. although originally developed for the treatment of infectious diarrhea, the appreciation of the pathogenic role of gut bacteria in several organic and functional gastrointestinal diseases has increasingly broadened its clinical use. the availability of a topical formulation (a cream containing 5% of the d ... | 2005 | 15855757 |
| induction of tumor necrosis factor- alpha secretion and toll-like receptor 2 and 4 mrna expression by genital mucosal fluids from women with bacterial vaginosis. | bacterial vaginosis (bv) is associated with complications of pregnancy and increased susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) sexual transmission. | 2005 | 15871126 |
| frequency and diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis. | to determine the frequency of bacterial vaginosis (bv) in women with vaginal discharge, and to compare different diagnostic tests for its diagnosis. | 2005 | 15907235 |
| normal ocular flora in newborns delivered in two hospital centers in argentina and paraguay. | to determine the spectrum of normal conjunctival flora in newborns in two hospital centers in north argentina and paraguay. | 2005 | 15912402 |
| frequency of infectious agents for vaginitis in non- and hysterectomized women. | the frequency of infectious agents for vaginitis has shown varying results. bacterial vaginosis and candidiasis are infections related to vaginal ph alteration. vaginal ph is related to endocervical ph in pre- and post-menopaused women, and vaginal ph in hysterectomized women is more acidic than in non-hysterectomized women. the aim of this paper is to verify differences in papanicolaou smear diagnoses of infectious agents in hysterectomized women. a retrospective study was conducted at faculdad ... | 2005 | 16021494 |