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Prevalence and distribution of Gardnerella vaginalis subgroups in women with and without bacterial vaginosis.
BMC infectious diseases - 5 Jun 2017
Janulaitiene Migle, Paliulyte Virginija, Grinceviciene Svitrigaile, Zakareviciene Jolita, Vladisauskiene Alma, Marcinkute Agne, Pleckaityte Milda
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BACKGROUND: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is one of the leading causes of vaginal complaints among women of childbearing age. The role of Gardnerella vaginalis remains controversial due to its presence in healthy and BV-type vaginal microflora. The phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity of G. vaginalis suggested the existence of strain variants linked with different health conditions. We sought to analyze prevalence...
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