Gardnerella biofilm involves females and males and is transmitted sexually

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 256-263

  Swidsinski, Alexander ^a   Doerffel, Yvonne ^b   Loening Baucke, Vera ^a   Swidsinski, Sonja ^c   Verstraelen, Hans ^e   Vaneechoutte, Mario ^e   Lemm, Vesna ^d   Schilling, Johannes ^a   Mendling, Werner ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c VIVANTES HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^d Vivantes Clinic for Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Germany)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Gardnerella biofilm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BIOFILM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GARDNERELLA INFECTION; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIURIA; BIOFILMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GENOTYPE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; PREGNANCY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, BACTERIAL; URINE; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 78649692284     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000314015     Document Type: Article

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