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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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	1	2
2004	2	0	2
2005	1	0	1
2006	3	1	4
2007	2	0	2
2008	2	0	2
2009	1	0	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	2	1	3
2015	1	3	4
2016	3	0	3
2017	5	1	6
2018	3	1	4
2019	0	1	1

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Nichols RG, Peters JM, Patterson AD. Interplay Between the Host, the Human Microbiome, and Drug Metabolism. Hum Genomics. 2019 06 11; 13(1):27.

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Hoffman MK. Author's reply re: Clindamycin to reduce preterm birth in a low resource setting: a randomised placebo-controlled clinical trial. BJOG. 2018 11; 125(12):1633.

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Bellad MB, Hoffman MK, Mallapur AA, Charantimath US, Katageri GM, Ganachari MS, Kavi A, Ramdurg UY, Bannale SG, Revankar AP, Sloan NL, Kodkany BS, Goudar SS, Derman RJ. Clindamycin to reduce preterm birth in a low resource setting: a randomised placebo-controlled clinical trial. BJOG. 2018 Nov; 125(12):1601-1609.

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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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