[2] In addition, Gram-stained vaginal smears can be evaluated repeatedly or independently by more than one assessor, thereby increasing diagnostic reliability. The criterion for BV is a score of 7 ...

Bacterial vaginosis affects one third of reproductive-aged women, and recurrence is common. Evidence of sexual exchange of ...

A highly common bacterial affliction that impacts nearly a third of women worldwide could very well be an overlooked sexually ...

Laboratory diagnosis typically involves the quantitation of bacterial cell morphotypes on a Gram-stained vaginal smear. Therapy of BV typically involves treatment with oral or intravaginal ...