The Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an extremely common health problem for women. In addition to the troublesome symptoms often associated with a disruption in the balance of vaginal flora, BV is associated with adverse gynecological and pregnancy outcomes. Although not technically a sexually transmitted in...
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| description | Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an extremely common health problem for women. In addition to the troublesome symptoms often associated with a disruption in the balance of vaginal flora, BV is associated with adverse gynecological and pregnancy outcomes. Although not technically a sexually transmitted infection, BV is a sexually associated condition. Diagnostic tests include real-time clinical/microbiological diagnosis, and the current gold standard, the standardized evaluation of morphotypes on Gram stain analysis. The inappropriate use of vaginal culture can be misleading. Future developments into molecular-based diagnostics will be important to further understand this complex endogenous flora disruption. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-89fef1948ddb43e3bfba03095ec00f742025-02-03T01:00:30ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322005-01-01162777910.1155/2005/230319The Laboratory Diagnosis of Bacterial VaginosisDeborah Money0Maternal & Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBacterial vaginosis (BV) is an extremely common health problem for women. In addition to the troublesome symptoms often associated with a disruption in the balance of vaginal flora, BV is associated with adverse gynecological and pregnancy outcomes. Although not technically a sexually transmitted infection, BV is a sexually associated condition. Diagnostic tests include real-time clinical/microbiological diagnosis, and the current gold standard, the standardized evaluation of morphotypes on Gram stain analysis. The inappropriate use of vaginal culture can be misleading. Future developments into molecular-based diagnostics will be important to further understand this complex endogenous flora disruption.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/230319 |
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