Diagnosis and therapy of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy


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Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal disorder in women of reproductive age. This review presents literature data regarding a role of BV in adverse reproductive health outcomes, describes current methods used for BV diagnosis and issues of treatment of this disease in pregnant women.

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Kira Valentinovna Shalepo

D. O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology RAMS

Email: 2474151@mail.ru
PhD, Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Microbiology

Veronika Viktorovna Nazarova

D. O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology RAMS

Email: Nazarova111@bk.ru
Bacteriologist, Laboratory of Microbiology

Yuliya Nikolayevna Menukhova

City Clinic N 32, Women’s Consultation N 14

Email: Yul-yul@list.ru
Head of Women’s Consultation N 14

Yelena Vasilyevna Shipitsyna

D. O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology RAMS

Email: shipitsyna@inbox.ru
PhD, Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Microbiology

Alevtina Mikhailovna Savicheva

D. O. Ott Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology RAMS

Email: savitcheva@mail.ru
MD, PhD, Dr Med Sci, Professor, Head of the Laboratory of Microbiology

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