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Microbial interactions among Gardnerella, Prevotella and Fannyhessea prior to i...
Muzny, Christina A.; Elnaggar, Jacob H.; Sousa, Lúcia Filipa Guimarães Vieira; Lima, Ângela Martins; Aaron, Kristal J.; Eastlund, Isaac C.Introduction The aetiology of bacterial vaginosis (BV), a biofilm-associated vaginal infection, remains unknown. Epidemiologic data suggest that it is sexually transmitted. BV is characterised by loss of lactic acid-producing lactobacilli and an increase in facultative and strict anaerobic bacteria. Gardnerella spp are present in 95\%\textendash100\% of cases; Gardnerella vaginalis has been found to be more vir...
The role of prevotella species in female genital tract infections
George, Sheridan D.; Van Gerwen, Olivia T.; Dong, Chaoling; Sousa, Lúcia Filipa Guimarães Vieira; Cerca, Nuno; Elnaggar, Jacob H.Female genital tract infections (FGTIs) include vaginal infections (e.g., bacterial vaginosis [BV]), endometritis, pelvic inflammatory disease [PID], and chorioamnionitis [amniotic fluid infection]. They commonly occur in women of reproductive age and are strongly associated with multiple adverse health outcomes including increased risk of HIV/sexually transmitted infection acquisition and transmission, inferti...