Sexually transmitted infections: challenges ahead

M Unemo, CS Bradshaw, JS Hocking… - The Lancet infectious …, 2017 - thelancet.com
WHO estimated that nearly 1 million people become infected every day with any of four
curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs): chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis, and …

High global burden and costs of bacterial vaginosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Peebles, J Velloza, JE Balkus… - Sexually transmitted …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal infection among women of
reproductive age and is associated with important adverse health outcomes. Estimates of …

Vaginal microbiome transplantation in women with intractable bacterial vaginosis

A Lev-Sagie, D Goldman-Wohl, Y Cohen… - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
We report the results of a first exploratory study testing the use of vaginal microbiome
transplantation (VMT) from healthy donors as a therapeutic alternative for patients suffering …

Bacterial vaginosis: drivers of recurrence and challenges and opportunities in partner treatment

LA Vodstrcil, CA Muzny, EL Plummer, JD Sobel… - BMC medicine, 2021 - Springer
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal dysbiosis to affect women globally, yet
an unacceptably high proportion of women experience BV recurrence within 6 months of …

Current treatment of bacterial vaginosis—limitations and need for innovation

CS Bradshaw, JD Sobel - The Journal of infectious diseases, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Practitioners and patients alike widely recognize the limitations of current therapeutic
approaches to the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV). Options remain extremely limited …

Reviewing the composition of vaginal microbiota: inclusion of nutrition and probiotic factors in the maintenance of eubiosis

A Barrientos-Durán, A Fuentes-López, A de Salazar… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The vaginal microbiota has importance in preserving vaginal health and defending the host
against disease. The advent of new molecular techniques and computer science has …

Effects of probiotics on the recurrence of bacterial vaginosis: a review

A Homayouni, P Bastani, S Ziyadi… - Journal of lower …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of genital discomfort in women in
reproductive ages, which causes many complications. Bacterial vaginosis is usually treated …

Bacterial vaginosis: An insight into the prevalence, alternative treatments regimen and it's associated resistance patterns

A Javed, F Parvaiz, S Manzoor - Microbial pathogenesis, 2019 - Elsevier
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is a complex polymicrobial infection of vagina that shifts the
paradigms of vaginal flora from lactobacilli to opportunistic pathogens. BV is catagorized by …

The female reproductive tract microbiotas, inflammation, and gynecological conditions

M Gholiof, E Adamson-De Luca… - Frontiers in Reproductive …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The intricate interactions between the host cells, bacteria, and immune components that
reside in the female reproductive tract (FRT) are essential in maintaining reproductive tract …

Bacterial vaginosis: a review of approaches to treatment and prevention

C Abbe, CM Mitchell - Frontiers in reproductive health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of vaginitis worldwide and is associated with
serious reproductive health outcomes, including increased risk of preterm birth, sexually …