Variability of bacterial vaginosis over 6-to 12-month intervals
RB Ness, KE Kip, DE Soper, CA Stamm… - Sexually transmitted …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
RB Ness, KE Kip, DE Soper, CA Stamm, P Rice, HE Richter
Sexually transmitted diseases, 2006•journals.lww.comObjectives: To examine variability in bacterial vaginosis (BV) over 6-to 12-month intervals.
Study Design: One thousand one hundred ninety-three women were followed for a median
of 3 years with serial vaginal swab Gram stains for BV. Discrete time hazard models were fit
to identify independent risk factors for BV. Results: Women with BV at study entry were
categorized as having normal flora at the next visit 20% of the time, and women with normal
flora at study entry were categorized as having BV at the next visit 20% of the time. Among …
Study Design: One thousand one hundred ninety-three women were followed for a median
of 3 years with serial vaginal swab Gram stains for BV. Discrete time hazard models were fit
to identify independent risk factors for BV. Results: Women with BV at study entry were
categorized as having normal flora at the next visit 20% of the time, and women with normal
flora at study entry were categorized as having BV at the next visit 20% of the time. Among …
Objectives:
To examine variability in bacterial vaginosis (BV) over 6-to 12-month intervals.
Study Design:
One thousand one hundred ninety-three women were followed for a median of 3 years with serial vaginal swab Gram stains for BV. Discrete time hazard models were fit to identify independent risk factors for BV.
Results:
Women with BV at study entry were categorized as having normal flora at the next visit 20% of the time, and women with normal flora at study entry were categorized as having BV at the next visit 20% of the time. Among women with initially normal flora, factors associated with BV were black race, lower education, a history of BV, a history of chlamydial/gonococcal cervicitis, and lack of monogamy.
Conclusion:
About one fifth of women with normal flora develop BV over a given 6-to 12-month interval, and the modifiable risk factors of cervicitis and lack of monogamy contribute to the development of BV.
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