Vaginosis, Bacterial

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Polymicrobial, nonspecific vaginitis associated with positive cultures of Gardnerella vaginalis and other anaerobic organisms and a decrease in lactobacilli. It remains unclear whether the initial pathogenic event is caused by the growth of anaerobes or a primary decrease in lactobacilli.

Descriptor ID	D016585
MeSH Number(s)	C01.252.954 C13.351.500.894.906.800
Concept/Terms	Vaginosis, Bacterial Vaginosis, Bacterial Bacterial Vaginitides Vaginitides, Bacterial Vaginitis, Bacterial Bacterial Vaginoses Vaginoses, Bacterial Bacterial Vaginosis Bacterial Vaginitis Vaginitis, Nonspecific Nonspecific Vaginitis

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Diseases [C]
Bacterial Infections and Mycoses [C01]
Bacterial Infections [C01.252]
Vaginosis, Bacterial [C01.252.954]
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications [C13]
Female Urogenital Diseases [C13.351]
Genital Diseases, Female [C13.351.500]
Vaginal Diseases [C13.351.500.894]
Vaginitis [C13.351.500.894.906]
Vaginosis, Bacterial [C13.351.500.894.906.800]

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Bar chart showing 30 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	1	2
2004	2	0	2
2005	1	0	1
2006	3	0	3
2007	2	0	2
2008	1	0	1
2009	1	0	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	2	1	3
2015	1	3	4
2016	2	0	2
2017	4	1	5
2018	2	0	2

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Schwebke JR, Gaydos CA, Nyirjesy P, Paradis S, Kodsi S, Cooper CK. Diagnostic Performance of a Molecular Test versus Clinician Assessment of Vaginitis. J Clin Microbiol. 2018 06; 56(6).

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Nyirjesy P, Schwebke JR. Secnidazole: next-generation antimicrobial agent for bacterial vaginosis treatment. Future Microbiol. 2018 04; 13:507-524.

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Schwebke JR, Morgan FG, Koltun W, Nyirjesy P. A phase-3, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the effectiveness and safety of single oral doses of secnidazole 2 g for the treatment of women with bacterial vaginosis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 12; 217(6):678.e1-678.e9.

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Hillier SL, Nyirjesy P, Waldbaum AS, Schwebke JR, Morgan FG, Adetoro NA, Braun CJ. Secnidazole Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 08; 130(2):379-386.

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Gaydos CA, Beqaj S, Schwebke JR, Lebed J, Smith B, Davis TE, Fife KH, Nyirjesy P, Spurrell T, Furgerson D, Coleman J, Paradis S, Cooper CK. Clinical Validation of a Test for the Diagnosis of Vaginitis. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 07; 130(1):181-189.

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Chavoustie SE, Eder SE, Koltun WD, Lemon TR, Mitchell C, Nyirjesy P, Sobel JD, Sobel R, Villanueva R. Experts explore the state of bacterial vaginosis and the unmet needs facing women and providers. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2017 05; 137(2):107-109.

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Hoffman MK, Bellad MB, Charantimath US, Kavi A, Nagmoti JM, Nagmoti MB, Mallapur AA, Katageri GM, Ramadurg UY, Bannale SG, Revankar AP, Ganachari MS, Derman RJ, Goudar SS. A Comparison of Colorimetric Assessment of Vaginal pH with Nugent Score for the Detection of Bacterial Vaginosis. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol. 2017; 2017:1040984.

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Turner AN, Carr Reese P, Chen PL, Kwok C, Jackson RD, Klebanoff MA, Fichorova RN, Chipato T, Morrison CS. Serum vitamin D status and bacterial vaginosis prevalence and incidence in Zimbabwean women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Sep; 215(3):332.e1-332.e10.

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Hilbert DW, Smith WL, Chadwick SG, Toner G, Mordechai E, Adelson ME, Aguin TJ, Sobel JD, Gygax SE. Development and Validation of a Highly Accurate Quantitative Real-Time PCR Assay for Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis. J Clin Microbiol. 2016 Apr; 54(4):1017-24.

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Schuyler JA, Mordechai E, Adelson ME, Sobel JD, Gygax SE, Hilbert DW. Identification of intrinsically metronidazole-resistant clades of Gardnerella vaginalis. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2016 Jan; 84(1):1-3.

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