title: Gardnerella vaginalis vaginitis. The current opinion.
abstract: Gardnerella vaginalis, a gram-negative bacillus, was first described in 1954. The associated clinical entity, vaginitis, first described in 1955, is controversial. The disease has specific symptoms, signs and diagnostic criteria. It has a symbiotic relationship with anaerobic bacteria. Whether G. vaginalis is a pathogen or normal inhabitant of the vagina is a subject of debate. The term nonspecific vaginitis should not be used for G. vaginalis vaginitis. G. vaginalis is sexually transmitted.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005260:Female; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology