Variability of bacterial vaginosis over 6- to 12-month intervals.
Sex Transm Dis
; 33(6): 381-5, 2006 Jun.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16543864
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To examine variability in bacterial vaginosis (BV) over 6- to 12-month intervals. STUDYDESIGN:
One thousand one hundred ninety-three women were followed for a median of 3 years with serial vaginal swab Gram stains for BV. Discrete time hazard models were fit to identify independent risk factors for BV.RESULTS:
Women with BV at study entry were categorized as having normal flora at the next visit 20% of the time, and women with normal flora at study entry were categorized as having BV at the next visit 20% of the time. Among women with initially normal flora, factors associated with BV were black race, lower education, a history of BV, a history of chlamydial/gonococcal cervicitis, and lack of monogamy.CONCLUSION:
About one fifth of women with normal flora develop BV over a given 6- to 12-month interval, and the modifiable risk factors of cervicitis and lack of monogamy contribute to the development of BV.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Vaginose Bacteriana
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article