BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is highly prevalent among women in reproductive age group. Little information exists on routine vaginal p H measurement in women with BV. We undertook this study to assess the utility of vaginal p H determination for initial evaluation of bacterial vaginosis. METHODS In this cross-sectional study vaginal swabs were collected from women with com...

BACKGROUND Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal infection affecting women of childbearing age. While the aetiology and transmissibility of BV remain unclear, there is strong evidence to suggest an association between BV and sexual activity. This study explored women's views and experiences of the triggers for BV onset and factors associated with recurrence. METHODS A descriptiv...

BACKGROUND Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common condition that is associated with numerous adverse health outcomes and is characterized by poorly understood changes in the vaginal microbiota. We sought to describe the composition and diversity of the vaginal bacterial biota in women with BV using deep sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene coupled with species-level taxonomic identification. We invest...

The family Herpesviridae is a large, diverse family of double-stranded enveloped DNA viruses. Herpes B virus (BV) and Cercopithecine herpesvirus 2 (CeHV-2) are simian herpesvi-ruses. Like herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), they belong to the a-herpesvirus subfamily. interest in BV infections results from the observation that zoonotic infections often result in death of humans, whereas infection of...

The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in Peruvian women from socioeconomically deprived populations and to determine the association between BV and risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Women were administered an epidemiologic survey to determine sexual risk behaviour and they provided biological samples to test for BV and STDs. The ...

BACKGROUND Bacterial vaginosis (BV) has been most consistently linked to sexual behaviour, and the epidemiological profile of BV mirrors that of established sexually transmitted infections (STIs). It remains a matter of debate however whether BV pathogenesis does actually involve sexual transmission of pathogenic micro-organisms from men to women. We therefore made a critical appraisal of the l...

conclusions as l. crispatus and l. jensenni were significantly higher in bv infected women and the cytotoxic effect of l. crispatus on tumoral cervical cells was high, introduction of new probiotics seems necessary. results l. crispatus, l. gasseri, l. iners, l. jensenii, l. acidophilus and l. rhamnosus were the most frequently occurring species in vagina of healthy iranian women. l. crispatus ...

The family Herpesviridae is a large, diverse family of double-stranded enveloped DNA viruses. Herpes B virus (BV) and Cercopithecine herpesvirus 2 (CeHV-2) are simian herpesvi-ruses. Like herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1), they belong to the a-herpesvirus subfamily. interest in BV infections results from the observation that zoonotic infections often result in death of humans, whereas infection of...

Given the high morbidity and mortality rates associated with pulmonary inflammation in sepsis, there is a pressing need for new therapeutic modalities to prevent acute respiratory distress. The enzyme heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) provides potent cytoprotection against lung injury; however, the mechanism by which it does so is unclear. HO-1 catabolizes heme into biliverdin (BV), which is rapidly conv...