Bacterial vaginosis and HIV infection

Bacterial vaginosis and HIV infection.

Bacterial vaginosis and human immunodeficiency virus infection

Epidemiologic studies indicate that bacterial vaginosis (BV), a common alteration of lower genital tract flora in women, is associated with increased susceptibility to HIV infection. Other recent studies show that HIV is detected more frequently and at higher levels in the lower genital tract of HIV-seropositive women with BV. In vitro studies show that genital tract secretions from women with ...

Bacterial vaginosis and urinary tract infection

METHOD(S): This case control study was carried out on 134 patients labeled as having UTI when urinary culture was positive. Normal individuals with negative culture, matched with the study subjects comprised the control group. Matching was designed for age, frequency of coitus, years of marriage and use of contraception. BV based on standard Amsel criteria was determined in both the groups. The...

Is bacterial vaginosis a sexually transmitted infection?

OBJECTIVES To determine whether the risk factors associated with bacterial vaginosis (BV) are consistent with it being a sexually transmitted infection (STI) by comparing the characteristics of women with BV with those of women with infections recognised as being sexually and non-sexually transmitted. METHODS A prospective cross sectional study was conducted among female patients presenting f...

Detection of Fastidious Vaginal Bacteria in Women with HIV Infection and Bacterial Vaginosis

BACKGROUND Fastidious bacteria have been associated with bacterial vaginosis (BV) using PCR methods. We assessed the prevalence of these bacteria in HIV-1 infected women and their relationship with vaginal pH and shedding of HIV-1 RNA. METHODS 64 cervicovaginal lavage (CVL) samples were collected from 51 women. Vaginal microbiota were characterized using 8 bacterium-specific quantitative PCR ...