Prevalence and distribution of Gardnerella vaginalis subgroups in women with and without bacterial vaginosis

2017156 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Miglė Janulaitienė · Vilnius University

Virginija Paliulytė · Lithuanian Ornithological Society

Švitrigailė Grincevičienė · Marijampole College

Jolita Zakarevičienė · Lithuanian Ornithological Society

Alma Vladisauskiene · Lithuanian Ornithological Society

Agne Marcinkute · Vilnius University

Milda Plečkaitytė

Abstract

We showed an association between the microbial state of vaginal microflora and specific subgroups of G. vaginalis, the distribution of which may determine the clinical manifestation of BV. The frequent detection of clade 4 in the BV-negative samples might be due its lack of the gene coding for sialidase.

Topics & Keywords

Reproductive tract infections research Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Urinary Tract Infections Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases

Volume 17, Issue 1, pp. 394-394

DOI: 10.1186/s12879-017-2501-y

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