New assay for Gardnerella vaginalis loads correlates with Nugent scores and has potential in the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis

Gardnerella vaginalis is a Gram-variable anaerobic bacterium present in 100% of women with bacterial vaginosis (BV). BV is a complex polymicrobial condition with no single causative agent. The current laboratory detection method for BV relies on a Gram-stain Nugent score to estimate the quantity of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medical microbiology 2015-09, Vol.64 (9), p.978-984
Hauptverfasser:	Cox, Ciara, McKenna, James P, Watt, Alison P, Coyle, Peter V
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Female Gardnerella vaginalis - isolation & purification Humans Vaginosis, Bacterial - diagnosis Vaginosis, Bacterial - microbiology
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