Bacterial vaginosis, vaginal flora patterns and vaginal hygiene practices in patients presenting with vaginal discharge syndrome in The Gambia, West Africa

BACKGROUND: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) – a syndrome characterised by a shift in vaginal flora – appears to be particularly common in sub-Saharan Africa, but little is known of the pattern of vaginal flora associated with BV in Africa. We conducted a study aimed at determining the prevalence of BV and...

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Autores principales: Demba, Edward, Morison, Linda, van der Loeff, Maarten Schim, Awasana, Akum A, Gooding, Euphemia, Bailey, Robin, Mayaud, Philippe, West, Beryl
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1083415/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15757510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-5-12

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