Health condition

Vaginosis, Bacterial

What is Vaginosis, Bacterial?

Polymicrobial, nonspecific vaginitis associated with positive cultures of Gardnerella vaginalis and other anaerobic organisms and a decrease in lactobacilli. It remains unclear whether the initial pathogenic event is caused by the growth of anaerobes or a primary decrease in lactobacilli.

Biomedical terminology and classification based on Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).

Research evidence

This condition is included in the encyclopedia, but no sufficiently linked research records are currently available in the local evidence database.

Most studied probiotic strains

Probiotic effects can be strain-specific. The organisms below are ranked using publications currently linked to this condition.

No specific probiotic strains are currently linked to this condition in the evidence database.

Key research

No highly relevant research articles are currently available for this condition in the local evidence database.

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