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
1993	2	0	2
1994	0	1	1
1998	0	1	1
1999	2	0	2
2001	0	1	1
2002	2	1	3
2003	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	2	1	3
2006	2	0	2
2007	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2019	1	1	2
2020	1	0	1
2021	1	0	1

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Muzny CA, Schwebke JR, Nyirjesy P, Kaufman G, Mena LA, Lazenby GB, Van Gerwen OT, Graves KJ, Arbuckle J, Carter BA, McMahon CP, Eder S, Shaw J, Pandey B, Chavoustie SE. Efficacy and Safety of Single Oral Dosing of Secnidazole for Trichomoniasis in Women: Results of a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Delayed-Treatment Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 09 15; 73(6):e1282-e1289.

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Soper DE. Bacterial Vaginosis and Surgical Site Infections: Screening Makes Sense. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 02; 224(2):245-246.

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Soper DE. Bacterial vaginosis and surgical site infections. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 03; 222(3):219-223.

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Jefferson KK, Parikh HI, Garcia EM, Edwards DJ, Serrano MG, Hewison M, Shary JR, Powell AM, Hollis BW, Fettweis JM, Strauss Iii JF, Buck GA, Wagner CL. Relationship between vitamin D status and the vaginal microbiome during pregnancy. J Perinatol. 2019 06; 39(6):824-836.

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Payne SC, Cromer PR, Stanek MK, Palmer AA. Evidence of African-American women's frustrations with chronic recurrent bacterial vaginosis. J Am Acad Nurse Pract. 2010 Feb; 22(2):101-8.

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Livengood CH, Ferris DG, Wiesenfeld HC, Hillier SL, Soper DE, Nyirjesy P, Marrazzo J, Chatwani A, Fine P, Sobel J, Taylor SN, Wood L, Kanalas JJ. Effectiveness of two tinidazole regimens in treatment of bacterial vaginosis: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Aug; 110(2 Pt 1):302-9.

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Ness RB, Kip KE, Soper DE, Stamm CA, Rice P, Richter HE. Variability of bacterial vaginosis over 6- to 12-month intervals. Sex Transm Dis. 2006 Jun; 33(6):381-5.

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Sobel JD, Ferris D, Schwebke J, Nyirjesy P, Wiesenfeld HC, Peipert J, Soper D, Ohmit SE, Hillier SL. Suppressive antibacterial therapy with 0.75% metronidazole vaginal gel to prevent recurrent bacterial vaginosis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 May; 194(5):1283-9.

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Ness RB, Kip KE, Hillier SL, Soper DE, Stamm CA, Sweet RL, Rice P, Richter HE. A cluster analysis of bacterial vaginosis-associated microflora and pelvic inflammatory disease. Am J Epidemiol. 2005 Sep 15; 162(6):585-90.

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Ness RB, Kip KE, Soper DE, Hillier S, Stamm CA, Sweet RL, Rice P, Richter HE. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and the risk of incident gonococcal or chlamydial genital infection in a predominantly black population. Sex Transm Dis. 2005 Jul; 32(7):413-7.

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