Bacterial vaginosis and anaerobes in obstetric-gynecologic infection.
Anaerobic infections of the upper genital tract are common. Antibiotic regimens designed to inhibit anaerobes markedly reduce morbidity. A vaginal infection associated with an increased concentration of anaerobic bacteria (bacterial vaginosis) has been recently linked to a wide variety of upper genital tract infections. Bacterial vaginosis has an important role in the development of clinical chorioamnionitis, postpartum endometritis, posthysterectomy vaginal-cuff cellulitis, postabortion pelvic inflammatory disease, and upper genital tract infections such as amniotic fluid infection and chorioamnion infection associated with premature delivery.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.
D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000150:complications; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000382:microbiology; D004716:Endometritis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000382:microbiology; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology