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...

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...

Bacterial vaginosis is the most prevalent cause of abnormal vaginal discharge in women of childbearing age. It can have a major impact on quality of life and psychological wellbeing if frequently recurrent and strongly symptomatic. The use of molecular techniques to study the vaginal microbiome is increasing our understanding of the dynamic changes in flora that occur in health and disease. It ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy with which various types of tests for bacterial vaginosis predict spontaneous preterm birth in pregnant women. DATA SOURCES Studies were identified without language restrictions through nine different databases, and manual searching of bibliographies of known primary and review articles. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION There are four different bacteri...

Background and objective: Several studies have been conducted about Bacterial Vaginosis and its relation with preterm labor that was accompanied with controversial results. The aim of this study was to compare the frequency of Bacterial Vaginosis and common genitourinary infections between term and pre-term pregnancies. Methods: In a case-control study, 249 pregnant women admitted to Shohadyae ...

Objective-To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a 3 day course of intravaginal clindamycin 2% cream for the treatment ofbacterial vaginosis. Design-A prospective, randomised, double-blind placebo controlled study. Setting-Departments of genitourinary medicine at Birmingham, Nottingham, Liverpool, Swansea, Leeds, Walsall, Stoke Mandeville, Southampton, Plymouth, Bishop's Stortford and Glasgow. ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate associations between common vaginal infections and human papillomavirus (HPV). STUDY DESIGN Data from up to 15 visits on 756 HIV-infected women and 380 high-risk HIV-uninfected women enrolled in the HIV Epidemiology Research Study (HERS) were evaluated for associations of bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis, and vaginal Candida colonization with prevalent HPV, incident H...

OBJECTIVE Survey office-based obstetric-gynecologic practitioners regarding their knowledge of infectious disease care and antibiotic use. METHODS A survey questionnaire of multiple-choice questions was mailed to Fellows of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists about clinical entities for which recommendations have undergone recent changes or about which there was a lack of ...

OBJECTIVE To review the evidence and provide recommendations on screening for and management of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy. OPTIONS The clinical practice options considered in formulating the guideline. OUTCOMES Outcomes evaluated include antibiotic treatment efficacy and cure rates, and the influence of the treatment of bacterial vaginosis on the rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes s...