title: Prevalence of non-specific vaginitis and correlation with isolation of Gardnerella vaginalis in Italian outpatients.
abstract: Among all subjects attending a Center for prevention of female genital tract cancer Gardnerella vaginalis was isolated 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.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università de L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ceddia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cappa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cialfi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gioia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cassone
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D015995:Prevalence; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology