Mycoplasma hominis and Gardnerella vaginalis display a significant synergistic relationship in bacterial vaginosis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 481-487

  Cox, C ^a,b   Watt, A P ^a   McKenna, J P ^a   Coyle, P V ^a  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA INFECTION; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MIXED INFECTION; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS INFECTION; NUGENT SCORE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UREAPLASMA PARVUM; UREAPLASMA UREALYTICUM; VAGINITIS; ADOLESCENT; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BACTERIAL LOAD; COINFECTION; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMANS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; PREVALENCE; SYMBIOSIS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959469104     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-015-2564-x     Document Type: Article

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