Ready or not: the molecular diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis

RM Brotman, J Ravel - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2008academic.oup.com
Although bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common infection associated with significant
sequelae [1], our understanding of the natural history of BV and of interventions to restore
normal vaginal microflora remains remarkably deficient. BV is defined as a disruption of the
ecology of the vaginal microflora and has been traditionally characterized by conventional
cultivation as a shift in microbial species from
Although bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common infection associated with significant sequelae [1], our understanding of the natural history of BV and of interventions to restore normal vaginal microflora remains remarkably deficient. BV is defined as a disruption of the ecology of the vaginal microflora and has been traditionally characterized by conventional cultivation as a shift in microbial species from
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