[HTML][HTML] The female vaginal microbiome in health and bacterial vaginosis

X Chen, Y Lu, T Chen, R Li - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The vaginal microbiome is an intricate and dynamic microecosystem that constantly
undergoes fluctuations during the female menstrual cycle and the woman's entire life. A …

Bacterial vaginosis: a synthesis of the literature on etiology, prevalence, risk factors, and relationship with chlamydia and gonorrhea infections

CT Bautista, E Wurapa, WB Sateren, S Morris… - Military Medical …, 2016 - Springer
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common vaginal disorder in women of reproductive age. Since
the initial work of Leopoldo in 1953 and Gardner and Dukes in 1955, researchers have not …

[HTML][HTML] Sexually transmitted infections treatment guidelines, 2021

KA Workowski - MMWR. Recommendations and Reports, 2021 - cdc.gov
These guidelines for the treatment of persons who have or are at risk for sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) were updated by CDC after consultation with professionals knowledgeable …

[HTML][HTML] Guidelines for the management of symptomatic sexually transmitted infections

World Health Organization - 2021 - books.google.com
The WHO global health sector strategy on sexually transmitted infections, 2016–2021,
endorsed by the World Health Assembly in 2016, aims to eliminate STIs as a public health …

Interpretation of medical findings in suspected child sexual abuse: An update for 2023

ND Kellogg, KJ Farst, JA Adams - Child Abuse & Neglect, 2023 - Elsevier
Health care professionals who examine children who may have been sexually abused need
to be able to recognize, and photo-document any physical signs, and to have access to …

Centers for disease control and prevention's sexually transmitted diseases infection guidelines

KA Workowski, LH Bachmann - Clinical infectious diseases, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) constitute an epidemic of tremendous magnitude, with
an estimated 27 million persons acquiring a new STI in 2018 at a cost of $16 billion [1, 2] …

The complex link between the female genital microbiota, genital infections, and inflammation

S Dabee, JAS Passmore, R Heffron… - Infection and …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The female genital tract microbiota is part of a complex ecosystem influenced by several
physiological, genetic, and behavioral factors. It is uniquely linked to a woman's mucosal …

Diagnosis and management of bacterial vaginosis: summary of evidence reviewed for the 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sexually transmitted …

CA Muzny, J Balkus, C Mitchell, JD Sobel… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
In preparation for the 2021 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sexually
transmitted infections (STIs) treatment guidelines, the CDC convened an advisory group in …

Atopobium vaginae and Prevotella bivia Are Able to Incorporate and Influence Gene Expression in a Pre-Formed Gardnerella vaginalis Biofilm

J Castro, AS Rosca, CA Muzny, N Cerca - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is associated with a highly structured polymicrobial biofilm on the
vaginal epithelium where Gardnerella species presumably play a pivotal role. Gardnerella …

Crystal violet staining alone is not adequate to assess synergism or antagonism in multi-species biofilms of bacteria associated with bacterial vaginosis

J Castro, Â Lima, LGV Sousa, AS Rosca… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) involves the presence of a multi-species biofilm adhered to vaginal
epithelial cells, but its in-depth study has been limited due to the complexity of the bacterial …