Bacterial vaginosis in women attending STD clinic: diagnostic criteria and prevalence of Mobiluncus spp.

Abstract

interest,4 as it has been isolated almost exclusively from women with BV.5 6 In contrast, the first organism associated with BV, Gardnerella vaginalis, has been isolated from about 50% of clinically healthy women.78 The position of Mobi-

Postabortal Endometritis in Chlamydia-Negative Women – Association with Preoperative Clinical Signs of Infection

“…Stepwise logistic re gression analysis pointed out the presence of > 20 % clue cells in vaginal smear as the independent variable. The presence of clue cells is a reliable marker of bacterial vaginosis [6,18]. Our results imply that it also indicates a high risk of postabortal infection, which is supported by a recent study [19].…”

Bacterial vaginosis: Prevalence in an Italian population of asymptomatic pregnant women and diagnostic aspects

“…A greater prevalence (from 26% to 36%) has been found in women attending STD clinics [5][6][7][8] than from 11% to 23% in women attending gynaecologic clinics or in other public health structures [9][10][11][12].…”

Vaginal microbiome and sexually transmitted infections: an epidemiologic perspective

“…Prevalence of BV based on Amsel criteria ranges between 24% and 30% in sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic populations (44)(45)(46), and based on Gram-stained smears, estimates have ranged from 9% (47) to 18% (48) in United Kingdom (UK) clinic-based studies, and have been reported as 29% in a US population-based survey (40) and over 50% in rural Ugandan villages (49). A comparison of Gram stain versus clinical criteria reveals that both are effective for the diagnosis of symptomatic BV; however, the Amsel criteria do not convey information on the composition of vaginal microbiota, and the Gram stain provides only morphological information, which provides limited insight into the composition of the vaginal microbiota.…”