Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis among Symptomatic Egyptian Women: Value of Assessing Bacterial Sialidase Activity

Hafez, Fatma AL-Zahraa M. Gomaa Hala M.; El-Metwally, Ahmed Al Anwar Noureen I.

doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2017.604.115

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“…In studies of predominately symptomatic women in the United States, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, Egypt, and India, the BVBlue test's sensitivity (range, 88%–100%) and specificity (range, 85%–99%) were high compared with BV by Nugent score 11–15 . However, the test performed poorly in one study in the United States including asymptomatic and symptomatic women, in symptomatic women in sub-Saharan Africa (Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa), and in Indian women with vaginal pH >4.5; sensitivity ranged from 38% to 61% 16–18 .…”

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“…In studies of predominately symptomatic women in the United States, Canada, Australia, Malaysia, Egypt, and India, the BVBlue test's sensitivity (range, 88%-100%) and specificity (range, 85%-99%) were high compared with BV by Nugent score. [11][12][13][14][15] However, the test performed poorly in one study in the United States including asymptomatic and symptomatic women, in symptomatic women in sub-Saharan Africa (Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa), and in Indian women with vaginal pH >4.5; sensitivity ranged from 38% to 61%. [16][17][18] Compared with the study of symptomatic women in Uganda, Zimbabwe, and South Africa reporting an overall sensitivity of 52%, 17 the BVBlue test performed better in this study of Kenyan women (overall sensitivity, 82%; self-reported abnormal vaginal discharge sensitivity, 74%).…”

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Nugent Score, Amsel's Criteria, and a Point-of-Care Rapid Test for Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis: Performance in a Cohort of Kenyan Women

Lokken¹,

Jisuvei

Oyaro

et al. 2021

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There are minimal data on the BVBlue test for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in Africa. Among 701 Kenyan women, compared with Nugent score ≥7, the BVBlue test had moderate sensitivity (81.9%; 95% confidence interval, 76.5%-86.5%) and high specificity (92.4%; 95% confidence interval, 89.5%-94.6%). This test may provide a complimentary approach to syndromic management. HD087346). R.S.M. received additional support for mentoring (NICHD K24 HD88229). E.M.L. was supported by predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships (NIAID T32 AI07140, NICHD F32 HD100202). Data collection and management were made possible using REDCap electronic data capture tools hosted at the

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Nugent Score, Amsel's Criteria, and a Point-of-Care Rapid Test for Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis: Performance in a Cohort of Kenyan Women

Lokken¹,

Jisuvei

Oyaro

et al. 2021

Sexual Trans Dis

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Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and aerobic vaginitis and their associated risk factors among pregnant women from northern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

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This study aimed to determine the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and aerobic vaginitis (AV) and their associated risk factors among pregnant women from Ethiopia. Also, this study investigated the bacterial pathogens and their antibiotic resistance in AV cases. A total of 422 pregnant women from northern Ethiopia were participated in this study. Socio-demographic and clinical data were recorded. Vaginal swabs were collected and used for wet mount and Gram stain methods to evaluate the AV and BV scores according to the Nugent’s and Donder’s criteria, respectively. In AV cases the bacterial pathogens and their antibiotic resistance were determined using standard methods. The possible risk factors for AV and BV in pregnant women were investigated. The prevalence rates of BV and AV were 20.1% (85/422) and 8.1% (34/422), respectively. BV was more common in symptomatic vs. asymptomatic people (P < 0.001), and in second trimester vs. first trimester samples (P = 0.042). However, AV was more common in secondary school vs. primary and those who were unable to read and write (P = 0.021) and in housewife women vs. employee (P = 0.013). A total of 44 bacterial strains were isolated from AV cases, of which the coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) (38.6%) and Staphylococcus aureus (29.5%) were the most predominant bacteria, respectively. The highest resistance rate was observed against penicillin (100.0%) in staphylococci, while 86.7% of them were sensitive to ciprofloxacin. The resistance rate of Enterobacteriaceae ranged from 0.0% for ciprofloxacin and chloramphenicol to 100.0% against amoxicillin/clavulanate. The prevalence of BV was higher than AV in pregnant women. This higher prevalence of BV suggests that measures should be taken to reduce the undesired consequences related to BV in the pregnancy. The circulation of drug-resistant bacteria in vaginal infections requires a global surveillance to reduce the risks to pregnant mothers and infants.

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Colposcopic evaluation of cervix in patients with bacterial vaginosis

Sayed

El-Darwesh²,

Halim³

2022

Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal

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Background and aim Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a clinical syndrome emerging from changing of the bacteria Lactobacillus species that produce hydrogen peroxide in the vagina with many population of anaerobic bacteria. A lot of researchers have agreed with the relation between BV and cervical intra-epithelial lesions. However, other researchers have not accepted this relation between cervical neoplasia and BV. The study aim was to evaluate the abnormal colposcopic findings associated with BV and to study the relation between BV and cervical lesions. Patients and methods This study is a cross-sectional observational one that included 246 women diagnosed as having BV using Amsle’s criteria. All participants underwent proper history taking, general and abdominal examination, local vaginal examination, and colposcopic examination. Finally, Swede score was applied to abnormal colposcopic findings. Results By naked-eye examination, there were 163 patients with normal findings and 83 patients had abnormal cervical appearance, colposcopic examination of patients revealed 14 patients with unsatisfactory findings, and 196 patients had normal findings and 36 patients had abnormal cervix. The abnormal colposcopic findings were significantly associated with urban (55.6%) than rural women (44.4%) (P=0.039), educated (72.2%) than noneducated women (27.8%) (P=0.033), nonemployed (72.2%) than employed women (27.8%) (P=0.011), and women using oral contraceptive pills (OCP) (38.9%) than other contraceptive methods (P=0.024). Conclusion Most cervical lesions associated with BV in our study were of low grade and although use of colposcopy allowed early detection and management of cervical precancerous lesions associated with BV.

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Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis among Symptomatic Egyptian Women: Value of Assessing Bacterial Sialidase Activity

Cited by 3 publications

References 31 publications

Nugent Score, Amsel's Criteria, and a Point-of-Care Rapid Test for Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis: Performance in a Cohort of Kenyan Women

Nugent Score, Amsel's Criteria, and a Point-of-Care Rapid Test for Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis: Performance in a Cohort of Kenyan Women

Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and aerobic vaginitis and their associated risk factors among pregnant women from northern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

Colposcopic evaluation of cervix in patients with bacterial vaginosis

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