Prevalence of Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae in Portuguese women and association with risk factors for bacterial vaginosis

• Author(s): Silva, Débora ; Henriques, Ana Filipa Frutuoso Mendes ; Cereija, Tatiana Barros Reis ; Oliveira, José Martinez de ; Miranda, Manuela ; Cerca, Nuno
• Date: 2014
• Persistent ID: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/27807
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Atopobium vaginae; Bacterial vaginosis; Biofilms; Contraception; Gardnerella vaginalis; Sexually enhanced disease
• Document Type: Other
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): Universidade do Minho

Description

Among Portuguese women, there was a high correlation between biofilm-forming Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium vaginae colonization associated to BV.