Infection through structured polymicrobial Gardnerella biofilms (StPM-GB)

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 567-587

  Swidsinski, Alexander ^a   Loening Baucke, Vera ^a   Mendling, Werner ^b   Dörffel, Yvonne ^a   Schilling, Johannes ^a   Halwani, Zaher ^c   Jiang, Xue Feng ^d   Verstraelen, Hans ^e   Swidsinski, Sonja ^f  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Vivantes Kliniken für Gynaekologie und Geburtshilfe Am Urban and im Friedrichshain   (Germany)

^c DRK KLINIKEN BERLIN WESTEND   (Germany)

^d THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f Labor Berlin Molekulare Tumorgenetik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomic extension; Antibiotic resistance; Bacterial vaginosis; Dependence on age; Evolution; FISH; Occurrence; Pregnancy; Preterm birth; Response to therapy; Sex and pregnancy; Structured polymicrobial Gardnerella dominated bacterial biofilm

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GARDNERELLA; GENETICS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PREGNANCY; VAGINA; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

BIOFILMS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; MALE; PREGNANCY; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 84898774766     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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