Abstract
Among all subjects attending a Center for prevention of female genital tract cancer Gardnerella vaginalis was isclated from 57 out of 171 women affected by non-specific vaginitis (NSV), from 15 of 703 non-NSV vaginitis patients and from 10 of 338 healthy adults. Postmenopausal women showed an increased rate of asymptomatic carriage of G. vaginalis. The data suggest a relatively weak association between clinical diagnosis of NSV and isolation of G. vaginalis.
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Ceddia, T., Cappa, F., Cialfi, R. et al. Prevalence of non-specific vaginitis and correlation with isolation of Gardnerella vaginalis in Italian outpatients. Eur J Epidemiol 5, 529–531 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00140152
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