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

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

Abstract Background Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is one of the leading causes of vaginal complaints among women of childbearing age. The role of Gardnerella vaginalis remains controversial due to its presence in healthy and BV-type vaginal microflora. The phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity of G. vag...

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Main Authors: Migle Janulaitiene, Virginija Paliulyte, Svitrigaile Grinceviciene, Jolita Zakareviciene, Alma Vladisauskiene, Agne Marcinkute, Milda Pleckaityte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Gardnerella vaginalis
Bacterial vaginosis
Clade
Subgroup
Sialidase A
Vaginal microbiota
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2501-y

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