Correlation of Atopobium vaginae amount with bacterial vaginosis markers

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-132

  Marconi, Camila ^a   Cruciani, Frederica ^b   Vitali, Beatrice ^b   Donders, Gilbert G G ^c,d,e  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Femicare vzw   (Belgium)

^d Regional Hospital H Hart   (Belgium)

^e University Hospital Gasthuisberg   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atopobium vaginae; bacterial vaginosis; Gram stain; lactobacilli; quantitative polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPOBIUM VAGINAE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMENOPAUSE; SCORING SYSTEM; VAGINA; VAGINITIS;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL LOAD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858124497     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: 15260976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e31823c79c4     Document Type: Article

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