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ReviewCureus2025

Probiotics as a Preventive Strategy for Recurrent Bacterial Vaginosis: A Narrative Review.

Jessica Arias Valverde, María Laura Alvarado Fernández, María Luisa Alvarado Mora, María Jesús Arias Alvarado, Paula Vanegas Navarro

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Review in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. The Gut-Vagina Axis.Microorganisms · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jessica Arias ValverdeGeneral Medicine, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, CRI.
María Laura Alvarado FernándezGeneral Medicine, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, CRI.
María Luisa Alvarado MoraGeneral Medicine, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, CRI.
María Jesús Arias AlvaradoGeneral Medicine, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, CRI.
Paula Vanegas NavarroGeneral Medicine, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, CRI.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a highly prevalent condition worldwide, with high recurrence rates despite adherence to antibiotic regimens recommended by clinical guidelines, and it has a negative impact on the lives of many affected women. Consequently, there is a growing need to explore alternative treatments that complement or substitute antibiotics to prevent the recurrence of BV. One such approach that has recently been investigated is the use of probiotics. This article aims to develop a narrative review of the general aspects of BV and the most recent evidence regarding the effectiveness of probiotics in preventing BV recurrence, including the most recently studied strains and routes of administration.

Indexed as

bacterial vaginosislactobacillipreventionprobioticsrecurrence

Identifiers

PMID40951246
PMCPMC12423726

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