title: [Bacterial vaginosis].
abstract: Bacterial vaginosis is a widely spread health problem with multiple connotations. It has been the subject of many studies and work during decades and it still remains a polemic entity, with contradictory finding. The polymicrobian etiology, unsolved epidemiology, obstetrico-gynecological complications and high recurrence rate following treatment, make this infection a target for researchers. It is not an inflammatory process -yet an immune response exists. In this disorder, vaginal discharge increases, and it is associated with a high risk of developing sexually transmitted diseases.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Puerto Real, Cádiz, España. iria.jesus@uca.es
authors.forename: Iría
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jesús De La Calle
authors.forename: M Antonia
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Jesús De La Calle
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology