Prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae in Portuguese women and association with risk factors for bacterial vaginosis

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 178-179

  Silva, Debora ^a   Henriques, Ana ^a   Cereija, Tatiana ^a   Martinez De Oliveira, Jose ^b   Miranda, Manuela ^c   Cerca, Nuno ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^c Hospital Center of Medio Ave   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atopobium vaginae; Bacterial vaginosis; Biofilms; Contraception; Gardnerella vaginalis; Sexually enhanced disease

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ATOPOBIUM VAGINAE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONDOM USE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFORMED CONSENT; NONHUMAN; NOTE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VAGINAL PRURITUS; VAGINITIS;

ATOPOBIUM VAGINAE; BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS; BIOFILMS; CONTRACEPTION; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; SEXUALLY ENHANCED DISEASE;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ADULT; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PORTUGAL; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892364945     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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