Antibiotics for treating
bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy.
Improved cure of
bacterial vaginosis with single dose of tinidazote (2 g), Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1, and Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Accuracy of Nugent's score and each Amsel's criteria in the diagnosis of
bacterial vaginosis.
Also, Gram stain diagnosis of
bacterial vaginosis was based on score 7-10 by Nugent criteria.
According to one report, there are more than 300 million cases of urinary tract infections,
bacterial vaginosis, and yeast vaginitis worldwide every year.
Her research interests include the etiology and management of
bacterial vaginosis, sexually transmitted infections and cervical neoplasia in sexual minority women, and the epidemiology and diagnosis of chlamydial infection.
However, it is the distinct fish-like odor that distinguishes
bacterial vaginosis from other conditions, including yeast infections.
A study forthcoming in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and coauthored by Rauh further argues that deteriorated housing is among important stressors that wear down female immune systems, indicated by higher rates of
bacterial vaginosis (BV), a general vaginal infection that has been related to preterm birth.
CTV-05 is currently being studied in a double-blind placebo controlled trial supported by NIH examining the safety and effectiveness of the compound as an adjunct to antibiotic therapy in the treatment of
bacterial vaginosis.
Male circumcision is associated with significant reductions in HIV, herpes simplex virus and human papillomavirus among men and significant reductions in
bacterial vaginosis among their female partners.
Bacterial vaginosis is known to be caused by a synergistic interaction between multiple bacterial species, both aerobic and anaerobic (1) but is not diagnosed by bacterial culture.
Q: I KEEP getting
bacterial vaginosis but I am too embarrassed to go to my GP.
