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Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Vaginosis, Bacterial
... > Urogenital Diseases > Genital Diseases > Genital Diseases, Female > Vaginal Diseases > Vaginitis > Vaginosis, Bacterial
... > Urogenital Diseases > Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications > Female Urogenital Diseases > Genital Diseases, Female > Vaginal Diseases > Vaginitis > Vaginosis, Bacterial

Preferred term

Vaginosis, Bacterial  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Bacterial Vaginitides
  • Bacterial Vaginitis
  • Bacterial Vaginoses
  • Bacterial Vaginosis
  • Nonspecific Vaginitis
  • Vaginitides, Bacterial
  • Vaginitis, Bacterial
  • Vaginitis, Nonspecific
  • Vaginoses, Bacterial

Note

  • coord IM with specific bacterium/infections heading (IM) or specific bacterium (IM) if no precoord bact/infect term exists

Scope note

  • Polymicrobial, nonspecific vaginitis associated with positive cultures of Gardnerella vaginalis and other anaerobic organisms and a decrease in lactobacilli. It remains unclear whether the initial pathogenic event is caused by the growth of anaerobes or a primary decrease in lactobacilli.

History note

  • 92

In other languages

  • bakteerivaginoosi

    Finnish

  • bakteeriemätintulehdus
  • bakteerikolpiitti
  • bakteeriperäinen emätintulehdus
  • bakteeriperäinen kolpiitti
  • bakteeriperäinen vaginiitti
  • bakteeriperäinen vaginoosi
  • bakteerivaginiitti
  • bakteriaalinen emätintulehdus
  • bakteriaalinen kolpiitti
  • bakteriaalinen vaginiitti
  • bakteriaalinen vaginoosi
  • epäspesifinen vaginiitti
  • vaginosis bacterialis
  • Vaginos, bakteriell

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016585

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