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

Janulaitienė, Miglė; Paliulytė, Virginija; Grincevičienė, Švitrigailė; Zakarevičienė, Jolita; Vladisauskiene, Alma; Marcinkute, Agne; Plečkaitytė, Milda

doi:10.1186/s12879-017-2501-y

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

Published in BMC Infectious Diseases • Jun 5, 2017

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Miglė Janulaitienė

Virginija Paliulytė

Švitrigailė Grincevičienė

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. vaginalis s...

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Bacterial vaginosis

Gardnerella vaginalis

Biology

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