| the bacteriology of gardnerella vaginalis. | even 70 years ago gram-negative coccobacilli had been recognized in vaginal discharge and were cultured 30 years ago. the need to have blood in agar medium for cultivation suggested that the organisms might be a haemophilus species. later, however, growth characteristics and other features resulted in their being placed in the genus corynebacterium, before it was realized that this was inappropriate and they were transferred to a new genus and species gardnerella vaginalis. the organisms are gra ... | 1984 | 6399409 |
| [infections in gynecology]. | after the author had reviewed present ideas about infections he outlined the specific character and the role of the normal flora to be found in the cervix and in the vagina, as well as the common characteristics of sexually transmitted diseases. the pathogenic role of bacteria that were previously considered to be "innocent" (type b streptococci, staphylococcus aureus, gardnerella vaginalis) and chlamydiae and mycoplasmas make it easier to understand the pathogenesis of basal gynaecological infe ... | 1983 | 6684136 |
| vaginal discharge. | | 1984 | 6418324 |
| nonspecific vaginitis. diagnostic criteria and microbial and epidemiologic associations. | numerous previous studies of nonspecific vaginitis have yielded contradictory results regarding its cause and clinical manifestations, due to a lack of uniform case definition and laboratory methods. we studied 397 consecutive unselected female university students and applied sets of well defined criteria to distinguish nonspecific vaginitis from other forms of vaginitis and from normal findings. using such criteria, we diagnosed nonspecific vaginitis in up to 25 percent of our study population; ... | 1983 | 6600371 |
| the identification of gardnerella vaginalis. | a collection of 72 strains of catalase-negative gram-positive, -negative and -variable cocco-bacilli isolated from samples of vaginal discharge from women with non-specific vaginal infection was examined in an attempt to develop an identification system for gardnerella vaginalis that could be used in a diagnostic laboratory. carbohydrate fermentation tests were found to be poorly reproducible and of little differentiating value. enzyme tests were found similarly unhelpful, as were many antibioti ... | 1983 | 6600500 |
| identification of gardnerella vaginalis by a fluorescent antibody test. | | 1982 | 6762799 |
| problem-orientated categorisation of "other conditions" seen in a genitourinary medicine clinic. | the case sheets of patients coded as d2 (other conditions requiring treatment) and d3 (other conditions not requiring treatment) in 1981 were reclassified on a problem-orientated basis. ten discreet categories were delineated with ease. women with non-specific vaginitis and men with gardnerella vaginalis urogenital infection, usually coded d2 or c4, should be reclassified under the c group of conditions as, for example, "gardnerella or other bacterial genital infections." it is suggested that co ... | 1983 | 6600641 |
| metronidazole. | metronidazole, a nitroimidazole derivative, is a unique antimicrobial agent that is active against both bacterial and parasitic organisms, although only the anaerobic members of these groups are susceptible. it has been used for the treatment of trichomoniasis for about 20 years and is also effective against amebiasis and giardiasis. more recently, metronidazole has emerged as a principal agent for the treatment of anaerobic bacterial infections. it is highly effective against all species of ana ... | 1983 | 6600804 |
| comparative antimicrobial activity of metronidazole and the hydroxy metabolite against gardnerella vaginalis. | metronidazole (m) (1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole) undergoes oxidative metabolism with the formation of several metabolites, the most important quantitatively in serum and urine being the "hydroxy" metabolite (hm) (1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-hydroxymethyl-5-nitroimidazole). the antimicrobial activity of hm was compared with m against strains of g. vaginalis using minimal inhibitory (mic) and bactericidal (mbc) concentration determinations and time-kill curve studies. at an inoculum of 10 ... | 1983 | 6607518 |
| selective differential human blood bilayer media for isolation of gardnerella (haemophilus) vaginalis. | new selective and differential human blood bilayer agar media with tween 80 (hbt medium) or without tween 80 (hb medium), developed for the isolation of gardnerella (haemophilus) vaginalis, permitted significantly higher g. vaginalis isolation rates than have been obtained for other media used for this purpose. hb medium consists of a basal layer of columbia agar base containing colistin and naladixic acid with added amphotericin b and an overlayer of the same composition plus 5% human blood. hb ... | 1982 | 6764766 |
| vaginal discharge in the black pregnant patient: an evaluation of the relationship between symptomatology and diagnosis. | three hundred and thirty pregnant black antenatal patients with symptomatic vaginal discharge were assessed. there appeared to be no correlation between the symptoms (pruritus, burning, amount of discharge and appearance) and the expected diagnosis. the common organisms trichomonas vaginalis, haemophilus vaginalis, candida albicans and neisseria gonorrhoeae were evaluated. it was also noted that a large number of patients (54%) had negative cultures although their complaints were similar to thos ... | 1980 | 6773152 |
| inhibition of some normal and pathogenic vaginal bacteria by oral and vaginal streptococci. | hemolytic and nonhemolytic strains of streptococcus faecalis, together with some strains of oral and vaginal alpha-hemolytic streptococci, produced one or more factors that inhibited the growth of gardnerella vaginalis, neisseria gonorrhoeae, and a variety of other vaginal bacteria. some streptococci were inhibitory to indicator organisms only in the presence of catalase, whereas catalase either enhanced or prevented inhibitory action for still other streptococci. the inhibitors produced by cert ... | 1980 | 6777883 |
| characterization of gardnerella vaginalis by gas chromatography. | the principal objective of this study was the characterization of gardnerella vaginalis by gas chromatography. thirty-eight isolates and the type strain, atcc 14018, of g. vaginalis were studied. hexadecanoic (16:0), octadecenoic (18:1) and octadecanoic (18:0) were the major fatty acids detected. only insignificant differences between the various isolates could be found. the gas chromatographic analysis of g. vaginalis revealed a characteristic pattern. gas chromatography in combination with sel ... | 1983 | 6607519 |
| sexually transmitted conditions among women college students. | we studied 500 unselected young women who consulted a gynecologist in a student health service. most participants were symptom-free and had normal physical examinations. few sexually transmitted infections were encountered. neisseria gonorrhoeae was recovered from two and trichomonas vaginalis was obtained from 14 of 500 women. chlamydia trachomatis was recovered from 20 (4.6%) of 439 participants. genital warts, genital herpes, and molluscum contagiosum, respectively, were noted in seven, four, ... | 1981 | 6779634 |
| adherence of bacteria to vaginal epithelial cells at various times in the menstrual cycle. | adherence of vaginal isolates of escherichia coli, lactobacillus species, group b streptococci, gardnerella vaginalis and neisseria gonorrhoeae to exfoliated vaginal epithelial cells was studied in 10 healthy, sexually active medical students. studies were done pre- and postmenstrually and at midcycle for two consecutive menstrual cycles. the mean number of adherent bacteria per vaginal epithelial cell (range) was 3.4 (0 to 14) for e. coli, 60.5 (12 to 152) for lactobacillus species, 54.8 (21 to ... | 1981 | 6783548 |
| vaginitis revisited. | | 1981 | 6791731 |
| vaginitis revisited. | | 1981 | 6794790 |
| vaginitis revisited. | | 1981 | 6794847 |
| the effect of a contraceptive vaginal ring and oral contraceptives on the vaginal flora. | premenopausal women seeking a steroid contraceptive method were allowed to choose between a contraceptive vaginal ring (cvr) containing levonorgestrel and estradiol used in a 3-week in, 1-week out regimen (n=20) and an oral contraceptive (oc) containing levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol in a 28-day regimen (n = 10). cultures from the posterior vaginal fornix were obtained before therapy in both groups and monthly for 6 months for the cvr group and after 1, 3, and 6 months for the oc group. th ... | 1981 | 6797788 |
| identification of gardnerella (haemophilus) vaginalis. | different tests for the identification of gardnerella (haemophilus) vaginalis and for its differentiation from catalase-negative unclassified coryneforms from the vagina were evaluated on over 200 bacterial strains, with special emphasis on optimal test conditions. a presumptive identification of g. vaginalis in the clinical laboratory can be made on the basis of colonial morphology, clear beta-hemolysis with diffuse edges on human blood bilayer-tween agar, a negative catalase test, and typical ... | 1982 | 6821205 |
| anaerobes in genitourinary infections in men. | urethral and sub-preputial swabs from 150 men were examined. there was a strong association between the isolation of anaerobic bacteria, particularly bacteroides spp, and a clinical diagnosis of balanoposthitis, non-specific urethritis (nsu), or both. aerobic bacteria formed the predominant flora in 28 healthy controls whereas anaerobes were predominant in specimens from 79 patients with balanoposthitis, from 24 with nsu, and from 19 with both. bacteroides spp were the commonest isolates in all ... | 1983 | 6871653 |
| nonspecific vaginosis. | nonspecific vaginosis (nsv) is a very common clinical syndrome with characteristic clinical, biochemical, and microbiologic features. there is a thin, malodorous homogeneous, grey, nonpurulent vaginal discharge. the discharge usually has a ph greater than 4.5, contains "clue cells" on wet mount examination, and produces a "fishy" odor when mixed with 10% potassium hydroxide. the discharge contains an increased concentration of at least seven amines which are presumably produced by bacterial deca ... | 1981 | 6941446 |
| hemophilus vaginalis bacteremia. | during 1975--77 hemophilus vaginalis bacteremia occurred post partum in eight previously healthy women. seven had been admitted for delivery at term and one because of threatened abortion. six underwent cesarean section. post-partum pyrexia and neutrophilia were the main features. all the patients recovered uneventfully while receiving antibiotics. h. vaginalis is an infrequent agent of bacteremia; it affects predominantly women after obstetric trauma. | 1980 | 6966179 |
| anaerobic bacteria in nonspecific vaginitis. | to study the cause of nonspecific vaginitis, we analyzed vaginal fluid from normal women and from 53 women with nonspecific vaginitis, using quantitative anaerobic cultures and gas-liquid chromatography for short-chained organic-acid metabolites of the microbial flora. in normal vaginal fluid, lactate was the predominant acid, and the predominant organisms were lactobacillus and streptococcus species (lactate producers). in nonspecific vaginitis, lactate was decreased, whereas succinate, acetate ... | 1980 | 6967562 |
| the origin and diagnosis of "nonspecific vaginitis". | | 1980 | 6967563 |
| metronidazole in treatment against haemophilus vaginalis (corynebacterium vaginale). | the rate of bactericidal activity and inactivation of metronidazole was studied in time-kill curves with haemophilus vaginalis (corynebacterium vaginale). the minimum inhibitory concentrations of metronidazole for the eight strains tested ranged from 4 to 16 micrograms/ml. at a concentration of 20 micrograms/ml, metronidazole demonstrated a slow cidal effect against exponential-phase organisms, requiring 24 to 48 h for completion. inactivation of metronidazole during the time-kill curve was quit ... | 1980 | 6968175 |
| hemophilus vaginalis vaginitis in children--two cases. | | 1980 | 6969784 |
| haemophilus vaginalis (corynebacterium vaginale, gardnerella vaginalis) in a family planning clinic population. | vaginal specimens were obtained at 902 attendances from 522 women requiring vaginal examination at a family planning clinic. haemophilus vaginalis was found in 8% of specimens either by culture or by at least two out of three microscopical tests; lactobacilli were seldom found in the presence of the organism. increased signs and symptoms, especially an offensive odour, were found only when h vaginalis and staphylococcus were isolated together. the organism was found less often in patients using ... | 1981 | 6970605 |
| a taxonomic study of gardnerella vaginalis (haemophilus vaginalis) gardner and dukes 1955. | fifty-five strains received as haemophilus vaginalis or as catalase-negative coryneform bacteria from the vagina together with 61 marker cultures were subjected to numerical phenetic analyses using 149 unit characters. the data were examined using the simple matching (ssm), jaccard (sj) and pattern (dp) coefficients and clustering was achieved using the average linkage algorithm. cluster composition was not markedly affected by the coefficient used or by test error, estimated at 6 . 5%. the h. v ... | 1980 | 6971916 |
| treatment of hemophilus vaginalis vaginitis. | four antimicrobial agents (triple sulfa cream, doxycycline, ampicillin, and metronidazole) were studied by double-blind techniques to determine their effectiveness in the treatment of hemophilus vaginalis vaginitis, documented by vaginal culture in 96 patients. cure was confirmed by negative vaginal cultures 7 weeks after the start of therapy. metronidazole proved to be effective in 20 of 22 couples (90.9%) treated. sulfa cream, doxycycline, and ampicillin were effective in 47.8 to 63.6% of pati ... | 1981 | 6972018 |
| scanning electron microscopic examination of bacteroides fragilis and gardnerella vaginalis after exposure to concentration gradients of metronidazole and tinidazole. | agar diffusion tests with metronidazole and tinidazole were performed with one strain each of bacteroides fragilis and gardnerella vaginalis (haemophilus vaginalis, corynebacterium vaginalis). their cell morphology was studied 'in situ' on agar surfaces by means of scanning electron microscopy (sem). a sharp growth end-point was found for b. fragilis, whereas with g. vaginalis there was a gradual decrease in the number and size of the colonies close to the agar well. the sem study also revealed ... | 1981 | 6972572 |
| in vitro susceptibility of gardnerella vaginalis to high concentrations of sulfonamide compounds. | the excipients of triple sulfa vaginal tablets were ineffective against gardnerella vaginalis in vitro. the three sulfonamides, however, were inhibitory, and minimal inhibitory concentration tests showed many strains to be susceptible to 25,000 mug of sulfacetamide per ml. | 1981 | 6972733 |
| clinical features of vaginal infections. | | 1981 | 6973061 |
| non-specific vaginitis: its diagnosis and treatment. | | 1981 | 6973563 |
| pathogenicity of gardnerella vaginalis (haemophilus vaginalis). | the controversy over the pathogenicity of gardnerella vaginalis has a variety of explanations, including difficulty in isolating the organism on cultures, failure to employ established criteria for recognizing the clinical entity, and failure of some to employ orthodox investigate protocols. briefly reviewed is the evidence that the bacterium is the index organism of a precisely defined specific vaginal infection. any thesis that anaerobic bacteria are co-pathogens and essential for establishmen ... | 1983 | 6607520 |
| the clinical signs and symptoms of gardnerella-associated vaginosis. | gardnerella-associated vaginosis (hemophilus vaginalis vaginitis, nonspecific vaginitis) is the most common cause of vaginal discharge and odor. the clinical spectrum of this infection varies from total lack of symptoms to obvious odor and profuse vaginal discharge. the diagnosis of this syndrome can be made when a woman presents with a homogenous grey-white discharge that emits a fishy odor when a drop of 10% potassium hydroxide is mixed with a drop of vaginal discharge on a glass slide. the ph ... | 1983 | 6607525 |
| isolation of gardnerella vaginalis from women attending gynaecological clinics and general practice surgeries. | | 1984 | 6611356 |
| haemophilus vaginalis vaginitis (corynebacterium vaginale). | | 1981 | 6976323 |
| controversies in the management of vaginitis. | | 1981 | 6976584 |
| anaerobic curved rods in genital samples of women. performance of different selective media, comparison of detection by microscopy and culture studies, and recovery from different sampling sites. | anaerobic curved rods (cr) frequently occur in the vaginal flora of women with non-specific vaginitis, more recently referred to as bacterial vaginosis (bv). the reasons for difficulties in culturing cr include their anaerobic nature, slow rate of growth and presence in a highly mixed flora. the present study concerns the efficiency of three culture media--blood agar, a gonococcal medium, and columbia agar--for recovery of cr. the possibility of improving selectivity by adding various antibiotic ... | 1984 | 6399403 |
| treatment of hemophilus vaginalis vaginitis. | | 1982 | 6979017 |
| method for isolation of gardnerella vaginalis (haemophilus vaginalis). characterization of isolates by gas chromatography. | a method for the isolation of gardnerella vaginalis (haemophilus vaginalis) is presented. bacteria isolated from 48-hour cultures grown on human blood agar were identified by means of beta-hemolysis, colony morphology, sensitivity to antimicrobial agents, oxydase and catalase reactions. thirty-eight clinical isolates and one test strain were examined for fatty acid composition. hexadecanoic (16:0), octadecenoic (18:1) and octadecanoic (18:0) were the major fatty acids. also present, but in minor ... | 1982 | 6979160 |
| comparison of culture and microscopy in the diagnosis of gardnerella vaginalis infection. | a comparison was made between human blood agar containing amphotericin b, nalidixic acid and either gentamicin or colistin for the isolation of gardnerella vaginalis from cases of non-specific vaginitis seen in a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases. the medium containing gentamicin was more inhibitory for non-gardnerella species, but not sufficiently inhibitory to allow direct plating in the clinic without spreading for single colonies. the diffuse beta haemolysis produced by g vaginalis on ... | 1982 | 6979558 |
| bacteriology of the vagina. | interest in the microflora of the vagina and cervix has stemmed from the recognition of its significant association with vaginal and upper genital tract infections. yet a clear understanding of the range of microbial types which are consistent with a normal genital tract and the factors which control the flora are elusive. different methods and study populations in the various studies of the vaginal flora often have produced divergent conclusions. studies using improved bacteriologic culture tec ... | 1984 | 6399406 |
| recovery of anaerobic curved rods and gardnerella vaginalis from the urethra of men, including male heterosexual consorts of female carriers. | three hundred and nine men attending a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases were studied regarding urethral colonization with anaerobic curved rods (cr), gardnerella vaginalis, bacteroides ureolyticus, as well as for chlamydiae and gonococci. ten (3.2%) of the men harboured cr. all strains of cr were of the short variant (approximately 1 micron long). fourteen (4.5%) men were culture-positive for g. vaginalis and 58 (18.7%) for b. ureolyticus. of the four men who were culture-positive for cr ... | 1984 | 6443164 |
| diagnosis and therapy of nonspecific vaginitis. correlation between koh-test, clue cells and microbiology. | a clinical and quantitative microbiological study was performed on 32 women with fishy odour of the vaginal fluid. this odour could be intensified by the addition of one drop of 10% potassium hydroxide. clue cells were found to be present in all cases. gardnerella vaginalis was isolated from the vaginal fluid in 97%, and large quantities of mixed anaerobes in 100% of the patients. the therapy with metronidazole, 400 mg twice daily for 5 days, was successful in 22 out of 24 patients. after therap ... | 1983 | 6582591 |
| in vitro susceptibility of gardnerella vaginalis and bacteroides organisms, associated with nonspecific vaginitis, to sulfonamide preparations. | recent reports suggest that anaerobic bacteroides organisms are frequently found with gardnerella vaginalis in nonspecific vaginitis. specimens taken from 96 women with vaginal discharge were tested simultaneously for these organisms. g. vaginalis was found in 73% of the specimens, bacteroides was found in 53%, and both organisms were found in 47%. sulfonamides have been widely used in the successful treatment of vaginitis. paradoxically, g. vaginalis is reported to be resistant, and it has been ... | 1982 | 6981374 |
| ureaplasma urealyticum in patients with acute symptoms of urinary tract infection. | | 1982 | 6981712 |
| gardnerella vaginalis and nonspecific vaginitis. | | 1983 | 6600636 |
| gardnerella vaginalis and non-specific vaginitis. | | 1982 | 6983437 |
| neonatal cellulitis due to gardnerella vaginalis. | | 1982 | 6984180 |
| [treatment of gardnerella-vaginalis-associated colpitis with metronidazole]. | | 1982 | 6984793 |
| gardnerella vaginalis (hemophilus vaginalis), an unusual cause of peritonitis in c.a.p.d. | gardnerella vaginalis is usually associated with nonspecific bacterial vaginitis. this paper presents a capd patiënt with peritonitis due to g. vaginalis. the infection route remained speculative. treatment with gentamicin was not successful while the clinical signs of peritonitis disappeared within 24 hours after starting cefazolin. | 1982 | 6985031 |
| vaginal disease. venereal and nonvenereal types. | vaginal diseases are, in many cases, sexually transmitted. however, most can also be non-venereal and can occur in any age-group. special care should be taken in examining and treating young females with vaginal disease, and the possibility of sexual abuse should be considered in this age-group. finally, special attention should be paid to girls and women exposed to diethylstilbestrol in utero, as these patients have an increased risk of anatomic and reproductive anomalies. | 1983 | 6601795 |
| unconventional bacteria in urinary tract disease: gardnerella vaginalis. | bladder aspirate urine samples (n = 190) were cultured for the presence of fastidious microorganisms. these samples were obtained from patients with urinary tract disease in whom standard bacteriologic investigation had failed to indicate infection. gardnerella vaginalis was recovered alone, or in association with ureaplasma urealyticum from the bladder urine of 33% of patients with reflux scarring. g. vaginalis was localized to the upper urinary tract in 75% of these patients with bladder count ... | 1983 | 6604191 |
| post-operative wound infection with gardnerella vaginalis. | a case of wound infection after caesarian section, in which gardnerella vaginalis appeared to play a major role, is described. | 1983 | 6607293 |
| cellular fatty acid composition of haemophilus species, pasteurella multocida, actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and haemophilus vaginalis (corynebacterium vaginale). | the fatty acid composition of 35 haemophilus influenzae strains was found to be grossly similar and characterized by relatively large amounts of 14:0, 3-oh-14:0, 16:1 and 16:0. the three c18 fatty acids 18:2, 18:1 and 18:0 were also present, but in much lower concentrations. this general pattern was also found for most of the other species of haemophilus examined (h. aegyptius, h. aphrophilus, h. canis, h. gallinarum, h. haemolyticus, and h. parainfluenzae). small but distinct quantitative discr ... | 1980 | 6990689 |
| influence of metronidazole treatment on the vaginal microbiological flora. | in order to study the effects of metronidazole on the microbiology of the vagina in general and on gardnerella vaginalis infection in particular, quantitative aerobic and anaerobic bacterial cultures were performed before and 4 weeks after initiation of metronidazole treatment, 400 mg three times daily for five days. bacteriological results were compared with microscopic findings and with the results of "amine testing" with potassium hydroxide and with other clinical variables. we found a reason ... | 1983 | 6607526 |
| treatment of vaginitis. | the physiology and flora of the normal vagina and the more common causes and associated treatments of vaginitis are reviewed. vaginitis encompasses a group of diseases causing inflammatory changes in the vagina and vulva. treatment of the various vaginitides requires accurate diagnosis, which is hampered by difficulties in culturing pathogens and in resolving the pathogenicity of various organisms. the ability of the body to withstand vaginitis is affected by physiologic changes within the vagin ... | 1980 | 6996478 |
| use of the rapid fermentation test in determining carbohydrate reactions of fastidious bacteria in clinical laboratories. | the rapid fermentation test was used to determine the carbohydrate reactions of some of the fastidious bacteria encountered in clinical laboratories, such as: haemophilus species, including haemophilus vaginalis; actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; cardiobacterium hominis; kingella species; corynebacterium species; propionibacterium species; and erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae. results were usually obtained within 4 h by using inocula from 24- or 48-h blood or chocolate agar media. | 1980 | 6999028 |
| [occurrence of chlamydia trachomatis in vaginal discharges. a study from general practice]. | | 1983 | 6607563 |
| gardnerella vaginalis perinephric abscess in a transplanted kidney. | | 1981 | 7010159 |
| [possibilities for cultural diagnosis of vaginal flora (author's transl)]. | reported in this paper are some possible approaches to culturing of vaginal flora. plastic slides and various selective culturing media are described. the results so far achieved are likely to suggest that the above approach is applicable in practice. | 1981 | 7015753 |
| assessment and management of vaginitis and cervicitis. | this article presents the assessment, management, client education, and psychosocial considerations related to trichomoniasis, candidiasis, gardnerella vaginitis, and cervicitis due to chlamydia trachomatis and neisseria gonorrhea. the physiology of the vagina, approach to the history and physical exam, specimen collection, and laboratory diagnosis are included. recommended treatment regimens and preventive behaviors are discussed in detail. the psychosocial impact to the client of having a disc ... | 1984 | 6610139 |
| ambulatory management of vaginal infections, infestations, and anomalies. | | 1981 | 7022512 |
| gardnerella-associated vaginitis and anaerobic bacteria. | 12 patients with mild or moderate symptoms of gardnerella-associated vaginitis were examined clinically and microbiologically on 52 different occasions, 27 of which were asymptomatic. the symptomatic state was defined by fulfilling at least three of the following criteria: (1) subjective symptoms; (2) ph above 4.5; (3) positive amine test, and (4) clue cells in wet smear. variation of the vaginal microflora was considerable. no causative bacterial species could be identified. microorganisms of t ... | 1984 | 6610607 |
| gardnerella vaginalis bacteremia: a review of thirty cases. | the authors documented thirty cases of bacteremia, all in gynecologic and obstetric patients, over a four-year period at a university hospital. sixteen of the patients had polymicrobial infections. most of the patients recovered completely whether or not antimicrobial therapy directed against gardnerella vaginalis was given. g vaginalis bacteremia may occur more often than has been reported. | 1984 | 6610845 |
| a study of the susceptibility of three species of primate to vaginal colonization with gardnerella vaginalis. | in an attempt to develop an animal model of gardnerella-associated vaginitis, several strains of gardnerella vaginalis were inoculated into the lower genital tract of female pig-tailed macaques, tamarins and chimpanzees. g. vaginalis was not recovered from either tamarins or chimpanzees, but was recovered from each of 1o pig-tailed macaques inoculated with either of two freshly isolated gardnerella strains, colonization persisting for 11-39 days. examination of gram-stained vaginal smears obtain ... | 1984 | 6611168 |
| mycoplasma hominis in nonspecific vaginitis. | the prevalence of nonspecific vaginitis was 24% among 98 randomly selected women examined at a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases and 32% among 135 women with suspected cervicitis at the same clinic. mycoplasma hominis was isolated more often and serum antibody levels to m. hominis were higher in women with nonspecific vaginitis than in women without nonspecific vaginitis. similarly, the rate of isolation of gardnerella vaginalis and the quantitative growth of g. vaginalis were higher for ... | 1983 | 6689379 |
| gardnerella vaginalis: laboratory isolation and clinical significance. | | 1982 | 6756626 |
| classic illustration. | | 1982 | 6761190 |
| gardnerella vaginalis and its clinical syndrome. | the gardnerella vaginalis syndrome is a well defined but benign condition characterized by a smelly vaginal discharge of ph greater than 5.0. it is not associated with inflammation. it often occurs in association with cervical infections. the microscopic appearance of the discharge is typical and diagnostic. the wet mount shows "clue cells" and "rafts" (floating clumps of small bacilli) and the gram stain has the "pepper on salt" pattern of masses of small gram-variable bacilli. the amine test i ... | 1982 | 6764199 |
| the odour of non-specific vaginitis: a review. | | 1982 | 6764200 |
| an overview of the diagnosis and treatment of gardnerella vaginalis and bacteroides associated vaginitis. | | 1982 | 6764201 |
| relative susceptibilities of gardnerella vaginalis (haemophilus vaginalis), neisseria gonorrhoeae, and bacteroides fragilis to metronidazole and its two major metabolites. | the susceptibilities of strains of gardnerella vaginalis (haemophilus vaginalis), neisseria gonorrhoeae, and bacteroides fragilis to metronidazole and its principal oxidative metabolites (1-[2-hydroxyethyl]-2-hydroxymethyl-5-nitroimidazole) ("hydroxy" metabolite) and 1-acetic acid-2-methyl-5-nitroimidazole ("acid" metabolite), were compared by determinations of the minimal inhibitory concentrations (mics) of these compounds. against ten strains of g. vaginalis, the hydroxy metabolite was the mos ... | 1980 | 6779387 |
| rapid presumptive identification of gardnerella vaginalis (haemophilus vaginalis) from human blood agar media. | presumptive identification of gardnerella vaginalis from 48-h human blood agar cultures by using a gram stain, hemolysis, and colonial morphology was highly accurate. | 1981 | 6973571 |
| the role of gardnerella vaginalis in nonspecific vaginitis. | | 1981 | 6975685 |
| gardnerella vaginalis vaginitis. | | 1981 | 6976122 |
| balanoposthitis associated with gardnerella vaginalis infection in men. | fourteen of 194 (7.2%) consecutive unselected men had positive culture results from genital swabs for gardnerella vaginalis. a higher yield of isolates was obtained from preputial (93%) than from urethral swabs (64%). of the 14 men, two had no detectable genital abnormality, eight non-gonococcal urethritis, and nine balanoposthitis. the urethral isolation rates for g vaginalis in men with and without non-gonococcal urethritis were not significantly different, but preputial isolation rates were s ... | 1982 | 6978164 |
| male carriage of gardnerella vaginalis. | | 1982 | 6980683 |
| pharmacokinetics of metronidazole and its principal metabolites and their activity against gardnerella vaginalis. | the hydroxy metabolite of metronidazole was found to be more active against 21 strains of gardnerella vaginalis than the parent compound and less affected by culture in carbon dioxide. after 400 mg oral metronidazole (flagyl) plasma concentrations of the two agents were below the minimum inhibitory concentrations (mics) for most g vaginalis strains tested. with 2 g metronidazole the plasma concentrations exceeded the mics of the more sensitive strains. even with the lower dose of metronidazole c ... | 1982 | 6980684 |
| [incidence and clinical importance of haemophilus vaginalis (corynebacterium vaginalis) (author's transl)]. | in 250 women aged between 16 and 55 years who came to a gynaecologist we looked for haemophilus vaginalis. in 9.6% it was possible to culture haemophilus vaginalis. the comparison of the differential vaginalis (v-)medium of greenwood with the starch medium of smith showed the much better resolution of the greenwood medium. in one-half of the patients with haemophilus vaginalis there was no clinical evidence of pathogenicity of the bacterium, whereas in the other half, there was only a slight sym ... | 1982 | 6980805 |
| gardnerella vaginalis. | this case commentary describes a common cause of vaginitis which is unfamiliar to many practising doctors because its status has been determined only in recent months. the commentary is based on a patient who presented to a melbourne general practice to which the student was assigned as part of the 'infections in the community' programme. | 1982 | 6983344 |
| gardnerella vaginalis and non-specific vaginitis. introductory remarks. | | 1982 | 6985213 |
| comparison of microscopic and cultural findings in the diagnosis of gardnerella vaginalis infection. | the diagnosis of gardnerella vaginalis infection on the basis of microscopic and cultural findings was compared. a total of 340 specimens of vaginal secretion were gram stained and plated on a medium selective for gardnerella vaginalis. positive culture was obtained in 165 cases. microscopy was unequivocally positive in 95, doubtful in 58 and negative in 187. positive microscopy was confirmed by culture in 99%. on the other hand, 21% of the negative microscopy results gave a false negative diagn ... | 1982 | 6985214 |
| the vaginal microbial flora in non-specific vaginitis. | the facultative and strictly anaerobic vaginal microbial flora was investigated in 40 women with non-specific vaginitis and in 40 control women seen in private gynaecological practice. gardnerella vaginalis, anaerobic gram-negative bacilli, anaerobic gram-negative and gram-positive cocci were all associated with non-specific vaginitis (p less than 0.001), whereas lactobacilli occurred less frequently in non-specific vaginitis than in controls (p less than 0.01). the most common anaerobes were ve ... | 1982 | 6985215 |
| haemophilus vaginalis vaginitis after twenty-five years. | this paper provides an abbreviated review of developments related to haemophilus vaginalis vaginitis since its original description a quarter of a century ago. my intervening years of interest and research in the field of vulvovaginal infections have served to further confirm the originally published concepts regarding this highly prevalent, precisely defined, readily recognizable, and aesthetically objectionable vaginal disease. an occasional investigator still questions the pathogenicity of th ... | 1980 | 6990764 |
| puerperal infections. | this comprehensive review on puerperal infections covers risk factors, causative bacteria, pathophysiology, diagnosis, therapy of specific entities, and prevention. puerperal infection is problematic to define especially with antibiotics that change the course of fever. i may present as endometritis (most common), myometritis, parametritis, pelvic abscess, salpingitis, septic pelvic thrombophlebitis or septicemia, and also includes infections of the urinary tract, episiotomy, surgical wounds, ... | 1980 | 7004691 |
| [characterisation of corynebacterium vaginale by the fluorescent antibody technic (author's transl)]. | when using the serum of rabbits immunized against the reference vaginal strain 594 of gardner and dukes, the authors tried to find an antigenic identity between this strain and the usual strains that can ordinarily be detected in vaginal samples. the immunizing process that has been used is indirect immunofluorescence. through these studies, it is possible to conclude that, besides usual strains identical to the reference strain, some specific strains can be detected that have the same microscop ... | 1981 | 7018327 |
| rapid identification of corynebacterium vaginale in non-purulent vaginitis. | a simple set of tests is proposed to give excellent probability for the identification of corynebacterium vaginale from clinical material. using these tests, 380 c vaginale were isolated from genital tract specimens from 1402 patients. of these isolates 70 were from symptomatic patients. these 70 isolates were subjected to a further set of tests to confirm their identity. the advantage of these primary tests is that they can be completed on the day of isolation of the organism. of these 70 isola ... | 1981 | 7024317 |
| ureaplasma urealyticum in the upper urinary tracts of renal allograft recipients. | urine samples from 123 renal transplant recipients were cultured for the presence of ureaplasma urealyticum and other fastidious microorganisms. ureaplasmas were recovered alone or in association with other microbial species from the bladder urine of 13 (11%) of the 123 patients, and evidence of involvement of the upper urinary tract was present in nine patients. colonization of the upper urinary tract by u. urealyticum was not associated with a decline in function of the grafted kidney and was ... | 1981 | 7024429 |
| vaginitis associated with vaginal malodour. | in two general practices in perth, western australia, the most common microbiological causes of vaginal discomfort in 368 patients were candida albicans. gardnerella (haemophilus) vaginalis, trichomonas vaginalis and bacteroides fragilis. amongst patients with abnormal vaginal odour, with or without vaginitis, the most common cause of odour was g. vaginalis. the writers advocate that heavy growths of group b streptococci, escherichia coli, and enterococci should be considered to be the possible ... | 1981 | 7029228 |
| aetiology and management of non-specific vaginitis. | in a study of 100 women with non-specific vaginitis, characterised by a vaginal discharge which was malodorous and pruritic in most cases and caused dyspareunia and dysuria in some, gardnerella vaginalis was isolated in 46% of patients. when present, g vaginalis was significantly associated with mycoplasma hominis and bacteroides species. isolation of g vaginalis was unrelated to the presenting symptoms. treatment with povidone-iodine pessaries for two weeks produced no pronounced benefit, eithe ... | 1982 | 7034858 |
| rapid microbiochemical method for identification of gardnerella (haemophilus) vaginalis. | a rapid biochemical method for the identification of gardnerella vaginalis has been developed. the method is based on the fermentation of starch and raffinose and on the hydrolysis of hippurate. with this new procedure, identification was confirmed for 390 of 396 g. vaginalis isolates within 1 h after their inoculation into the three substrates. | 1982 | 7050164 |
| [gardnerella vaginalis. a common cause of leukorrhea and colpitis?]. | | 1982 | 7123520 |
| chlamydia trachomatis infections in women with urogenital symptoms. | chlamydia trachomatis was isolated from 30 to 100 women attending a family physician's office with dysuria, frequency or vaginal discharge, compared with 2 of 30 asymptomatic women. multiple infections were common: c. trachomatis coexisted with gardnerella vaginalis, candida albicans, trichomonas vaginalis or a bacterial cause of urinary tract infection in 15 patients. c. trachomatis was isolated alone from 15 symptomatic women. the source of the positive culture was not always the site of sympt ... | 1982 | 7139448 |
| corynebacterium vaginale in non-purulent vaginitis. | the diagnostic importance of a cytological evaluation of a gram-stained smear of the discharge from a case of non-purulent vaginitis (nvp) due to corynebacterium vaginale is emphasized. a battery of rapid laboratory tests designed to identify the organism on the second day of incubation with an accuracy of at least 97% is proposed. in a prospective study of 1402 patients, 310 (22%) were found to be asymptomatic carriers of c. vaginale and 42 (3%) had vaginal discharge attributable only to c. vag ... | 1981 | 7254108 |
| [studies into bacterial gynecological infections, with particular reference to anaerobic and micro-aerophile germs (author's transl)]. | reported in this paper are 50 pyogenic infections, with anaerobic germs being cultured in 40,7 per cent of the cases, as well as 105 examinations of patients with flour, with haemophilus vaginalis having been isolated in 20 cases. widespread occurrence of such pathogens and severity of infections caused by such bacteria call for close cooperation between clinical practitioners and microbiologists, as no safe diagnosis is practicable without involvement of the latter. reference is made to possibl ... | 1981 | 7269879 |
| comparison of miconazole-coated tampons with clotrimazole vaginal tablets in the treatment of vaginal candidosis. | the effectiveness and acceptability of miconazole-coated tampons were compared with those clotrimazole vaginal tablets in the treatment of vaginal candidosis in 100 women. both treatments were highly effective in reducing the signs and symptoms of infection; 95% of the group treated with miconazole had negative culture results for candida species immediately after treatment compared with 86% of those treated with clotrimazole. a 17.6% recurrence rate of positive culture results was found four we ... | 1981 | 7272707 |
| anaerobic and other fastidious microorganisms in asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women. | urine from 44 pregnant women with known or suspected renal disease (group 1) and from 50 healthy pregnant women (group 2) with negative routine cultures of midstream urine was obtained by suprapubic aspiration. aerobic and anaerobic cultures showed bacteriuria in 70% of the women in group 1 and in 26% of those in group 2. gardnerella vaginalis was the most frequently isolated organism. ureaplasma urealyticum was isolated from 14(48%) of 29 women in group 1 and from two (12.5%) of 16 women in gro ... | 1981 | 7276624 |