[Role of Gardnerella vaginalis in the development of sexually transmitted diseases--diagnostic criteria].
The authors analyze the results from the clinical and microbiological investigations of Gardnerella vaginalis in two female groups: 28 patients with clinical manifestations of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and a control group of 25 females without any complaints. Along with the data from the anamnesis and the gynecological examination, the following parameters have been examined: a native preparation for "clue cells", pH of vaginal content, ratio between polymorphonuclear leukocytes and epithelial cells, specimens for the diagnosis by polymerase-chain reaction (PCR) as well as cultural examination by using HBT agar (human blood two-layer Tween agar). The authors discuss five diagnostic criteria and emphasize that the diagnosis of BV requires the presence of at least four of them. Every criterion possesses a high frequency (between 67.86 and 100 per cent) among the female patients with clinical evidence of BV.
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D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000166:cytology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000166:cytology; D015231:Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology