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Bacterial vaginosis

Hay, P (2017) Bacterial vaginosis. F1000Res, 6. p. 1761. ISSN 2046-1402 https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11417.1
SGUL Authors: Hay, Phillip Edward

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Abstract

Bacterial vaginosis is the most prevalent cause of abnormal vaginal discharge in women of childbearing age. It can have a major impact on quality of life and psychological wellbeing if frequently recurrent and strongly symptomatic. The use of molecular techniques to study the vaginal microbiome is increasing our understanding of the dynamic changes in flora that occur in health and disease. It might soon be possible to separate Gardnerella into different pathogenic and non-pathogenic species. Many groups are studying compounds that can disrupt the biofilm which is dominated by Gardnerella and Atopobium vaginae. Several studies in the last decade support the concept of bacterial vaginosis as a sexually transmitted infection.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: © 2017 Hay P. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licence, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords: bacterial vaginosis, biofilms, gardnerella, sexually transmitted infections
SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: Academic Structure > Infection and Immunity Research Institute (INII)
Journal or Publication Title: F1000Res
ISSN: 2046-1402
Language: eng
Dates:
DateEvent
27 September 2017Published
27 September 2017Accepted
Publisher License: Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
PubMed ID: 29043070
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URI: https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/109420
Publisher's version: https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11417.1

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