Bacterial vaginosis: The quest continues

Bacterial vaginosis: the quest continues.

Money continues to be spent on observational studies attempting to link bacterial vaginosis (BV) to preterm delivery. Despite considerable financial investment, the results are at best confusing. Two recent studies address whether using oral metronidazole to treat pregnant women with BV reduces the incidence of preterm delivery. A well-conceived study by McDonald et al. examined treatment not o...

Biomarkers for lupus nephritis: the quest continues.

Current treatment of severe lupus nephritis is unsatisfactory in terms of both outcome and toxicity. To improve the efficacy and decrease the adverse effects of immunosuppression, it would be ideal to be able to predict the course and pathology of lupus nephritis and adjust therapy appropriately. This will require biomarkers that reflect disease activity. Recently, significant effort has been p...

[Bacterial vaginosis].

Bacterial Vaginosis

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common vaginal disorder in woman in child bearing age associated with adverse outcomes including preterm birth and acquisition of sexually transmitted diseases and pelvic inflammatory disease. This condition is highly unfavorable and causes severe complications related to reproductive system of women. According to literature reports, it has affected 10%-20% of Cauc...

Bacterial Vaginosis

The term, Bacterial vaginosis was coined to describe abnormal bacterial flora of the vagina characterized by an overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria and G.vaginalis with a marked decrease in the presence of Lactobacillus. The term was chosen to replace nonspecific vaginitis, with the suffix -osis specifically chosen to indicate the absence of an inflammatory reaction that is the presence of neutrop...