| [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 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| a description of haemophilus vaginalis and its l forms. | | 1957 | 13437220 |
| [occurrence of haemophilus vaginalis in non-specific vagintis]. | | 1958 | 13604912 |
| identification of haemophilus vaginalis. | | 1961 | 13724881 |
| the growth requirements of haemophilus vaginalis. | | 1960 | 13725743 |
| [studies on the clinical significance of "haemophilus vaginalis"]. | | 1961 | 13754883 |
| haemophilus vaginalis and its role in vaginitis. | | 1961 | 13758972 |
| [vaginites due to "haemophilus vaginalis"]. | | 1959 | 13804247 |
| haemophilus vaginalis. its association with puerperal pyrexia and leucorrhoea. | | 1959 | 13819360 |
| haemophilus vaginalis: morphology, cultural characters and viability. | | 1960 | 13819361 |
| haemophilus vaginalis: incidence among 431 specimens examined. | | 1961 | 13888477 |
| the biochemical, serological and haemagglutinating reactions of "haemophilus vaginalis". | | 1962 | 13889239 |
| [contribution to the study of haemophilus vaginalis vaginitis in pregnant women]. | | 1962 | 13976467 |
| haemophilus vaginalis relative to gonorrhea and male urethritis. | | 1963 | 14052196 |
| cultural and serological studies on haemophilus vaginalis. | | 1963 | 14072838 |
| comparison of cultural and immunofluorescent procedures in the identification of haemophilus vaginalis. | | 1963 | 14072839 |
| is haemophilus vaginalis a pathogen in the female genital tract? | | 1964 | 14187422 |
| haemophilus vaginalis in vaginitis. | | 1965 | 14299348 |
| [incidence of haemophilus vaginalis in vaginitis]. | | 1964 | 14309885 |
| haemophilus vaginalis vaginitis: a newly defined specific infection previously classified non-specific vaginitis. | | 1955 | 14361525 |
| [haemophilus vaginalis and nonspecific vaginitis]. | | 1960 | 14400945 |
| [studies on the problem of the pathogenetic significance of haemophilus vaginalis for the human vagina]. | | 1962 | 14476882 |
| [haemophilus vaginalis in the etiology of colpitis]. | | 1962 | 14486790 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| a prospective study of the correlation between genital pathogens and morbidity following diathermy loop excision of the transformation zone. | a prospective study of 48 women was carried out to estimate the incidence of common genital pathogens in women referred to colposcopy clinic requiring diathermy loop excision and to compare patient morbidity in the subgroups with and without genital pathogens. of the 43 women included in the analysis, genital pathogens were present in 24 cases (56%) and absent in 19 (44%) of the 24 positive cases, 19 (79%) women had pathogen(s) on the cervical swab, 24 (100%) had pathogen(s) on the high vaginal ... | 1997 | 15511779 |
| gardnerella vaginalis causing tubo-ovarian abscess. | | 1997 | 15511782 |
| bacterial vaginosis and lower genital tract infections in women attending out-patient clinics at a tertiary institution serving a developing community. | the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and other lower genital tract infections were determined in women from a developing community. patients were recruited from four out-patient clinics of a large urban tertiary referral hospital serving the indigent black population of kwazulu/natal, south africa. a total of 208 women attending the sexually transmitted diseases (std) (n = 51), colposcopy (n =50), family planning (n = 52) and antenatal (n = 55) clinics were investigated. endocervical and vagina ... | 1997 | 15511815 |
| the determination of phospholipase a2 enzyme activity in the vaginal secretions of pregnant and non-pregnant women with bacterial vaginosis-and in culture exudates of its causative organisms. | bacterial vaginosis (bv) is presently being cited as a probable cause of premature labour, where it is thought that an abnormal excess of phospholipase a2 enzyme (pla2 ), generated by infecting organisms, prematurely liberates prostaglandins, which trigger-off the labour process. pla levels of pregnant and non-pregnant women, with and without bv infection were compared. the in vitro concentrations of pla2 in broth cultures of infecting organisms were also measured. mean pla2 level in non-infecte ... | 1997 | 15511858 |
| treatment of gardnerella vaginalis infection. | this review of the antibiotic sensitivity pattern of gardnerella vaginalis culture isolates shows that the drugs found sensitive to g. vaginalis cultures include the new antimicrobial agents- ciprofloxacin, cefuroxine and ceftazidine, and some older antibiotics- ceftriaxone, cloxacillin, erythromycin, chloramphenicol and metranidazole. streptomycin and augmentin showed intermediate sensitivity while penicillin, ampicillin, tetracycline and gentamycin exhibited resistance to g. vaginalis isolates ... | 1997 | 15511962 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| [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 |
| 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 |
| multiple abscesses caused by gardnerella vaginalis in an immunocompetent man. | gardnerella vaginalis causing significant infection in men is rare. we report a case of sepsis in a previously well man, who developed a perinephric abscess and empyema. g. vaginalis was isolated after prolonged culture of samples from both sites. the microbiological features of the case are discussed. | 2005 | 16038745 |
| complexity of vaginal microflora as analyzed by pcr denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis in a patient with recurrent bacterial vaginosis. | gardnerella vaginalis has long been the most common pathogen associated with bacterial vaginosis (bv). we aimed to test our hypothesis that symptoms and signs of bv do not necessarily indicate colonization by this organism, and often will not respond to standard metronidazole or clindamycin treatment. | 2005 | 16040324 |
| a cluster analysis of bacterial vaginosis-associated microflora and pelvic inflammatory disease. | controversy surrounds the association between bacterial vaginosis (bv) and pelvic inflammatory disease (pid). women (n = 1,140) were ascertained at five us centers, enrolled (1999-2001), and followed up for a median of 3 years. serial vaginal swabs were obtained for gram's stain and cultures. pid was defined as 1) histologic endometritis or 2) pelvic pain and tenderness plus oral temperature >38.8 degrees c, leukorrhea or mucopus, erythrocyte sedimentation rate >15 mm/hour, white blood cell coun ... | 2005 | 16093289 |
| [significance of clue cells in the diagnosis of male urogenital infection]. | to explore the significance of clue cells in the diagnosis of male urogenital infection. | 2005 | 16138580 |
| microbiologic response to treatment of bacterial vaginosis with topical clindamycin or metronidazole. | to compare the frequencies, concentrations, and antimicrobial susceptibilities of vaginal microbes isolated from women with bacterial vaginosis (bv) before and after therapy, 119 nonpregnant women aged 18 to 45 with clinical and gram stain evidence of bv were randomized to receive intravaginal clindamycin or metronidazole. vaginal swabs were collected at baseline and 7 to 12 days, 35 to 45 days, and 70 to 90 days following therapy for quantitative vaginal culture. for the 99 women completing all ... | 2005 | 16145097 |
| utility of amsel criteria, nugent score, and quantitative pcr for gardnerella vaginalis, mycoplasma hominis, and lactobacillus spp. for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women. | bacterial vaginosis (bv) is a clinical syndrome presenting with a malodorous vaginal discharge and increased vaginal ph. diagnosis has been based on clinical amsel criteria and direct gram stain of vaginal secretions. human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected participants in the women's interagency hiv study contributed cervicovaginal lavage (cvl) samples. lactobacilli, gardnerella vaginalis, and mycoplasma hominis in cervicovaginal lavage samples were quantified by pcr. gynecologic evaluation ... | 2005 | 16145114 |
| characterization of vaginal microflora of healthy, nonpregnant women by chaperonin-60 sequence-based methods. | the purpose of this study was to use a novel method that was based on the application of chaperonin-60 sequencing to describe the vaginal microflora of 16 healthy women. | 2005 | 16150261 |
| variation in microbiologic profiles among pregnant women with bacterial vaginosis. | the purpose of this study was to determine if clinical findings and sociodemographic variables among bacterial vaginosis (bv)-positive pregnant women are associated with different microbiologic profiles. | 2005 | 16150269 |
| use of dna hybridization to detect vaginal pathogens associated with bacterial vaginosis among asymptomatic pregnant women. | the purpose of this study was to determine whether microbial dna hybridization is a useful method to study bacterial vaginosis in asymptomatic pregnant women. | 2005 | 16150270 |
| a preliminary survey of atopobium vaginae in women attending the dunedin gynaecology out-patients clinic: is the contribution of the hard-to-culture microbiota overlooked in gynaecological disorders? | preliminary studies have indicated that the recently described bacterium atopobium vaginae may have an association with bacterial vaginosis (bv). fifty-five women attending the gynaecology out-patient's clinic were tested for the presence of this micro-organism, gardnerella vaginalis, mobiluncus and bacteroides species by polymerase chain reaction (pcr)-based assays. the frequency of detection was 40%. pcr detection of gardnerella vaginalis with a. vaginae, occurred in 50% of a. vaginae-positive ... | 2005 | 16171487 |
| [sexually transmitted diseases]. | | 2005 | 16194497 |
| comparison between gram stain and culture for the characterization of vaginal microflora: definition of a distinct grade that resembles grade i microflora and revised categorization of grade i microflora. | the microbiological diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis is usually made using nugent's criteria, a useful but rather laborious scoring system based on counting bacterial cell types on gram stained slides of vaginal smears. ison and hay have simplified the score system to three categories and added a fourth category for microflora with a predominance of the streptococcus cell type. because in the nugent system several cell types are not taken into account for a final score, we carried out a detailed ... | 2005 | 16225680 |