Clinical significance of diagnosing Bacterial vaginosis in women in general practice
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11. Mengistie Z, Woldeamanuel Y, Yigeremu M et al. Comparison of Clinical and Gram Stain Diagnosis Methods of Bacterial Vaginosis Among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia.
J Clin & Diagnostic Res. 2013; 7: 2701–2703.
12. Madhivanan P, Krupp K, Li T, Ravi K, Selezneva J, Srinivas V, Arun A, Klausner JD. Performance of BVBlue Rapid Test in Detecting Bacterial Vaginosis among Women in Mysore, India.
13. Mali BN, Hazari KT, Joshi JV. Benefits of the Conventional Papanicolaou Smear. Acta Cytologica. 2004;48:466-467.
14. Joshi JV, Vaidya RA, Affandi MZ. Cytology in the Diagnosis of Gardnerella Vaginalis infection. (Letter). J Cytology 2007; 23:214.
15. Fredricks DN, Fiedler TL, Marrazzo JM. Molecular identification of bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis. N Engl J Med. 2005;353(18):1899–1911.
16. Oliver RS, Lamont RF. Infection and antibiotics in the aetiology, prediction and prevention of preterm birth. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2013;33:768-75.
17. Kenyon CR, Colebunders R. Strong association between the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and male point-concurrency. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 2014;172 : 93–9694.
18. Bradshaw CS, et al. High recurrence rates of bacterial vaginosis over the course of 12 months after oral metronidazole therapy and factors associated with recurrence. J Infect Dis. 2006;193:1478–1486.
19. Ferris MJ, Masztal A, Aldridge KE, Fortenberry JD, FidelPL Jr, Martin DH. Association of Atopobium vaginae, a recently described metronidazole resistant anaerobe, with bacterial vaginosis. BMC Infect Dis. 2004;4:5.
20. Kale VV, Trivedi RV, Wate SP, Bhusari KP. Development and evaluation of a suppository formulation containing Lactobacillus and its application in vaginal diseases. Ann N
Y Acad Sci. 2005 Nov;1056:359-65.
21. Parma M, Stella Vanni V, Bertini M, Candiani M. Probiotics in the prevention of recurrences of bacterial vaginosis. Altern Ther Health Med. 2014;20 Suppl 1:52-7.
22. Mastromarino P, Vitali B, Mosca L. Bacterial vaginosis: a review on clinical trials with probiotics. New Microbiol. 2013;36:229-38.
23. Vodstreil LA, Hocking JS, Law M, Walker S, Tabrizi SN, Fairley CK, Bradshaw CS. Hormonal contraception is associated with a reduced risk of bacterial vaginosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2013;8:e73055.
24. Doerflinger SY, Throop AL, Herbst-Kralovetz MM. Bacteria in the vaginal microbiome alter the innate immune response and barrier properties of the human vaginal epithelia in a species-specific manner. J Infect Dis. 2014;209:1989-99.
25. Fichorova RN, Buck OR, Yamamoto HS, Fashemi T, Dawood HY et al. The villain team-up or how Trichomonas vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis alter innate immunity in concert. Sex Transm Infect. 2013;89:460-6.
26. Witkin SS, Linhares IM, Giraldo P, Ledger WJ. An Altered Immunity Hypothesis for the Development of Symptomatic Bacterial Vaginosis. Clin Infect Dis 2014;44:554-557.
27. HIV and cancer article in this issue of The Indian Practitioner 2014; Vol.67 No.6;367-370.
28. Joshi JV, Bhat RM, Vaidya RA et al. Cervical cytology , vaginal pH and colposcopy as adjuncts to clinical evaluation of Panchavalkal, an Ayurvedic preparation, in leucorrhoea. J Cytology 2004; 21:33-38.
2. Gregory KE. Microbiome aspects of perinatal and neonatal health. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2011;25:158-62.
3. White BA, Creedon DJ, Nelson KE, Wilson BA. The vaginal microbiome in health and disease. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2011;22:389-93.
4. Hyman RW, St Onge RP, Kim H, Tamaresis JS, Miranda M, Aparicio AM, Fukushima M, Pourmand N, Giudice LC, Davis RW. Molecular probe technology detects bacteria
without culture. BMC Microbiol. 2012;12:29.
5. Oostrum N, SutterPD, Meys J, Verstraelen H. Risks associated with bacterial vaginosis in infertility patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Human Reproduction
2013.
6. Cunnington M, Kortsalioudaki C, Heath P. Genitourinary pathogens and preterm birth. Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2013;26:219-30.
7. Mirmonsef P, Krass L, Landay A, Spear GT. The role of bacterial vaginosis and trichomonas in HIV transmission across the female genital tract. Curr HIV Res. 2012;10:202-
10.
8. Petrova MI, van den Broek M, Balzarini J, Vanderleyden J, Lebeer S. Vaginal microbiota and its role in HIV transmission and infection. FEMS Microbiol Rev. 2013;37:762-92.
9. Mengistie Z, Woldeamanuel Y, Asrat D, Yigeremu M. Comparison of clinical and gram stain diagnosis methods of bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women in Ethiopia. J
Clin Diagn Res. 2013;7:2701-3.
10. Chaijareenont K, Sirimai K, Boriboonhirunsarn D, Kiriwat O. Accuracy of Nugent’s score and each Amsel’s criteria in the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis. J Med Assoc Thai.
2004;87:1270-4.
11. Mengistie Z, Woldeamanuel Y, Yigeremu M et al. Comparison of Clinical and Gram Stain Diagnosis Methods of Bacterial Vaginosis Among Pregnant Women in Ethiopia.
J Clin & Diagnostic Res. 2013; 7: 2701–2703.
12. Madhivanan P, Krupp K, Li T, Ravi K, Selezneva J, Srinivas V, Arun A, Klausner JD. Performance of BVBlue Rapid Test in Detecting Bacterial Vaginosis among Women in Mysore, India.
13. Mali BN, Hazari KT, Joshi JV. Benefits of the Conventional Papanicolaou Smear. Acta Cytologica. 2004;48:466-467.
14. Joshi JV, Vaidya RA, Affandi MZ. Cytology in the Diagnosis of Gardnerella Vaginalis infection. (Letter). J Cytology 2007; 23:214.
15. Fredricks DN, Fiedler TL, Marrazzo JM. Molecular identification of bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis. N Engl J Med. 2005;353(18):1899–1911.
16. Oliver RS, Lamont RF. Infection and antibiotics in the aetiology, prediction and prevention of preterm birth. J Obstet Gynaecol. 2013;33:768-75.
17. Kenyon CR, Colebunders R. Strong association between the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and male point-concurrency. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 2014;172 : 93–9694.
18. Bradshaw CS, et al. High recurrence rates of bacterial vaginosis over the course of 12 months after oral metronidazole therapy and factors associated with recurrence. J Infect Dis. 2006;193:1478–1486.
19. Ferris MJ, Masztal A, Aldridge KE, Fortenberry JD, FidelPL Jr, Martin DH. Association of Atopobium vaginae, a recently described metronidazole resistant anaerobe, with bacterial vaginosis. BMC Infect Dis. 2004;4:5.
20. Kale VV, Trivedi RV, Wate SP, Bhusari KP. Development and evaluation of a suppository formulation containing Lactobacillus and its application in vaginal diseases. Ann N
Y Acad Sci. 2005 Nov;1056:359-65.
21. Parma M, Stella Vanni V, Bertini M, Candiani M. Probiotics in the prevention of recurrences of bacterial vaginosis. Altern Ther Health Med. 2014;20 Suppl 1:52-7.
22. Mastromarino P, Vitali B, Mosca L. Bacterial vaginosis: a review on clinical trials with probiotics. New Microbiol. 2013;36:229-38.
23. Vodstreil LA, Hocking JS, Law M, Walker S, Tabrizi SN, Fairley CK, Bradshaw CS. Hormonal contraception is associated with a reduced risk of bacterial vaginosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2013;8:e73055.
24. Doerflinger SY, Throop AL, Herbst-Kralovetz MM. Bacteria in the vaginal microbiome alter the innate immune response and barrier properties of the human vaginal epithelia in a species-specific manner. J Infect Dis. 2014;209:1989-99.
25. Fichorova RN, Buck OR, Yamamoto HS, Fashemi T, Dawood HY et al. The villain team-up or how Trichomonas vaginalis and bacterial vaginosis alter innate immunity in concert. Sex Transm Infect. 2013;89:460-6.
26. Witkin SS, Linhares IM, Giraldo P, Ledger WJ. An Altered Immunity Hypothesis for the Development of Symptomatic Bacterial Vaginosis. Clin Infect Dis 2014;44:554-557.
27. HIV and cancer article in this issue of The Indian Practitioner 2014; Vol.67 No.6;367-370.
28. Joshi JV, Bhat RM, Vaidya RA et al. Cervical cytology , vaginal pH and colposcopy as adjuncts to clinical evaluation of Panchavalkal, an Ayurvedic preparation, in leucorrhoea. J Cytology 2004; 21:33-38.
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2019-09-13
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Jayashree Joshi. (2019). Clinical significance of diagnosing Bacterial vaginosis in women in general practice. The Indian Practitioner, 67(6), 335-336. Retrieved from https://articles.theindianpractitioner.com/index.php/tip/article/view/793
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