conclusions the cell lines obtained in this work secreted potent, stable and specific anti-bv mabs, which were suitable for the development of herpes b virus diagnosis reagents. background herpes b virus (bv) is a zoonotic disease caused by double-stranded enveloped dna virus with cercopithecidae as its natural host. the mortality rate of infected people could be up to 70% with fatal encephalit...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis, anaerobic bacteria and Mycoplasma hominis in vaginal specimens of women with and without bacterial vaginosis (BV) as well as to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the direct sialidase assay of vaginal fluid as a rapid test for diagnosing this syndrome. METHODS Vaginal cultures were obtained from 109 nonpregnant women (m...

background glioblastoma is a type of brain tumor with poor response to available therapies, and shows high rate of mortality. despite remarkable advancements in our knowledge about cytogenetic and pathophysiologic features of glioblastoma, current treatment strategies are mainly based on cytotoxic drugs; however, these therapeutic approaches are facing progressive failure because of the resista...

BACKGROUND Bacterial vaginosis (BV) during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery but little is known about factors that could predict BV. We have analyzed if it is possible to identify a category of pregnant women that should be screened for BV, and if BV would alter the pregnancy outcome at term; we have also studied the treatment efficacy of clindamycin. METHODS...

BACKGROUND Bacterial vaginosis (BV) has been linked to female HIV acquisition and transmission. We investigated the effect of providing a latex diaphragm with Replens and condoms compared to condom only on BV prevalence among participants enrolled in an HIV prevention trial. METHODS We enrolled HIV-seronegative women and obtained a vaginal swab for diagnosis of BV using Nugent's criteria; wom...

A characteriation of continuity of the $p$-$Lambda$-variation function is given and the Helly's selection principle for $Lambda BV^{(p)}$ functions is established. A characterization of the inclusion of Waterman-Shiba classes into classes of functions with given integral modulus of continuity is given. A useful estimate on modulus of variation of functions of class $Lambda BV^{(p)}$ is found.

BACKGROUND Women who have sex with women (WSW) have a higher burden of bacterial vaginosis (BV) than heterosexual women; studies of risk factors specific to this population are limited. We summarised current knowledge regarding risk factors for BV among WSW by systematic review. METHODS This systematic review was conducted according to the PRISMA statement. PUBMED, EMBASE, Web of Science and ...

BACKGROUND In recent years several new fastidious bacteria have been identified that display a high specificity for BV; however no previous studies have comprehensively assessed the behavioural risk associations of these bacterial vaginosis-candidate organisms (BV-COs). METHODS We examined the associations between 8 key previously described BV-COs and BV status established by Nugent's score (...