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Bacterial vaginosis is an infection in the vagina. Males cannot develop bacterial vaginosis, but they can spread the infection. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common form of vaginal infection for women between ages 15 to ...
Bacterial vaginosis is a condition that occurs when the balance of bacteria in a woman’s vagina is disrupted by a surge of certain harmful bacteria. The most common symptoms of bacterial vaginosis, also referred to as BV, include discharge, odor, pain, itching, or burning. While the cause ...
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BV: Bacterial Vaginosis TV: Trichomonas Vaginalis CDC: Center for Disease Control HVS: High Vaginal Swab CLSI: Clinical Laboratory Institute’s Standard HPV: Human Papilloma Virus PID: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease IRB: Institutional Review Board ...
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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 a
Bacterialvaginosis, which causes an overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria in the vagina (the CDC does not consider this a STD; see second text reference). Other Bacterial Infections Harmful bacteria can affect almost any area of the body. Other types of bacterial infections include the following: ...
Compared to healthy women, those suffering from bacterial vaginosis present a complex and dynamic vaginal bacterial microbiota populated by diverse anaerobic and fastidious bacteria. Although the alteration of vaginal microbiome predisposes to healthy adverse outcomes, molecular tools suggest that some ...
Treatment Thestandard treatmentfor bacterial vaginosis is a short course of antibiotic drugs.Antibiotics are a class of drugs that specifically treat bacterial infections. The first-line options are Flagyl (metronidazole) andclindamycin. Both are highly effective in treating BV and have relatively mild ...