ArticleMicroorganisms2023
Relationship between Bacterial Vaginosis and Sexually Transmitted Infections: Coincidence, Consequence or Co-Transmission?
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Vaginal metatranscriptome meta-analysis reveals functional BV subgroups and novel colonisation strategies.Microbiome · 2024Pooled it
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- Vaginal microbiomes and their pertinent social context: a microbial ecological review proffering AMR-STI acquisition and emergence.Biology of sex differences · 2026Review
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- A Retrospective Study Analyzing Sexually Transmitted Infections and Bacterial Vaginosis.Cureus · 2025Article
- Sialidases derived frombioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Investigating Bacterial Vaginosis Pathogenesis Using Peptide Nucleic Acid-FluorescenceOpen forum infectious diseases · 2025Article
- The implication of chlamydia and bacterial vaginosis among low-risk pregnant women with preterm birth: a prospective multicentric cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Harnessing the Power of Microbiota: How Do KeyBiology · 2025Review
- Interferon Epsilon: Properties and Functions.Current molecular medicine · 2025Review
- Suggested Screening Criteria for Gardnerella vaginalis Based on Established Risk Factors.Cureus · 2024Review
- Microbiota and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL); More than a Simple Connection.Microorganisms · 2024Review
- Medical-Grade Honey as a Potential New Therapy for Bacterial Vaginosis.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a serious global problem, causing disease, suffering, and death. Although bacterial vaginosis (BV) is not considered to be an STI, it may be associated with an increased risk of contracting a wide range of STIs. We sought to assess the link between the different microorganisms involved in STIs and BV. A total of 290 vaginal swabs from 290 women sent for diagnostic purposes to the clinical microbiology laboratory of the Marseille University Public Hospitals were tested by specific qPCR targeting STI-causing microorganisms and BV. Of these 290 swabs, 15.2% (44/290) were diagnosed with at least one STI-causing microorganism and 17.2% (50/290) with BV. The prevalence of STIs was significantly higher in women with BV (28%, 14/50) than in those without (20.4%, 51/240). The prevalence of co-infections involving two STI-causing microorganisms was significantly more frequent in women with BV than in those without (18% [8/50] vs. 2% [5/250];
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