ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2016
Bacterial Vaginosis and Pregnancy Outcome in Lagos, Nigeria.
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- Prevalence, risk factors, and adverse outcomes of bacterial vaginosis among pregnant women: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- The Association Between Vaginal Microbiota Dysbiosis, Bacterial Vaginosis, and Aerobic Vaginitis, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes of Women Living in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in public health · 2020Pooled it
- Probiotics reduce the recurrence of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis in Chinese women.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Prevalence and associated risk factors of bacterial vaginosis among women of reproductive age living with, and without HIV in Lagos, Nigeria.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis of Pregnant Women in the General Hospital Tesanj.Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 2025Article
- Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and its associated factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics at public hospitals in West Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) co-infection, and bacterial antibiogram profile of pregnant women studied in Lagos, Nigeria.BMC women's health · 2024Article
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- A Narrative Review Discussing the Obstetric Repercussions Due to Alterations of Personalized Bacterial Sites Developed within the Vagina, Cervix, and Endometrium.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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- Bacterial Vaginosis: What Do We Currently Know?Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021Review
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- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Is Associated With Preterm Delivery Independent of Vaginal Microbiota in Pregnant African Women.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy and early labour using Nugent scoring and the implication on foetal outcome.Ghana medical journal · 2020Article
- Bacterial vaginosis and antibacterial susceptibility pattern of asymptomatic urinary tract infection in pregnant women at a tertiary care hospital, Visakhaptn, India.Iranian journal of microbiology · 2019Article
- Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and associated risk factors in pregnant women receiving antenatal care at the Kumba Health District (KHD), Cameroon.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
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- Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy in a tertiary health institution, south western Nigeria.The Pan African medical journal · 2019Article
- High Prevalence ofBioMed research international · 2017Article
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Abstract
Background. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a complex clinical syndrome characterized by alterations in the normal vaginal flora and a malodorous discharge when symptomatic. In pregnancy, BV has been associated with adverse outcomes such as miscarriage, premature rupture of membranes, preterm birth, and low birth weight. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and associations of BV and pregnancy outcomes among pregnant women in Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). Methods. We conducted a prospective observational study with high vaginal swabs obtained from consecutive newly registered antenatal women between 14 and 36 weeks gestation. The women were monitored until delivery, and their pregnancy outcome and demographic data were obtained using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Results. Bacterial vaginosis was diagnosed by Nugent score in 64 of 246 women, giving a prevalence rate of 26%. Bacterial vaginosis was significantly associated with preterm delivery (risk ratio [RR], 2.68; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.44-4.98), low birth weight (RR, 3.20; 95% CI, 1.29-7.94), and premature rupture of membranes (RR, 6.75; 95% CI, 3.11-14.67). The association between BV and miscarriage (<28 weeks gestation) and neonatal admission for various morbidities was not statistically significant. Conclusions. The prevalence rate of BV among pregnant women in LUTH is high and is significantly associated with adverse pregnancy outcome. Routine screening and treatment of women preconceptually may enable interventions to prevent these adverse outcomes.
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