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Abstract
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.
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- Bacterial Vaginitides
- Bacterial Vaginitis
- Bacterial Vaginoses
- Vaginitides, Bacterial
- Vaginitis, Bacterial
- Vaginitis, Nonspecific
- Vaginoses, Bacterial
- Vaginosis, Bacterial
- Nonspecific Vaginitis
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36 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coord IM with specific bacterium/infections heading (IM) or specific bacterium (IM) if no precoord bact/infect term exists
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- Bacterial Infections (1983-1991)
- Vaginitis (1983-1991)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Bacterial Vaginosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016585. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016585
- Bacterial Vaginosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial_vaginosis
- Bacterial Vaginosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q804521