title: Microbial ecology of the lower genital tract in women with sexually transmitted diseases.
abstract: Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in women are of great concern to all health-care providers since many of them are preventable and/or treatable conditions which, if left untreated, could have serious sequelae such as pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, cervical cancer, systemic disease, etc. They may also become a major public health problem when dealing with diseases such as hepatitis, etc., or in people with human immunodeficiency virus. We present here a comprehensive review of the common causes of STDs and their treatment.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Athens, Medical School, 'Aretaieion' Hospital, 76 V. Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Creatsas
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Athens, Medical School, 'Aretaieion' Hospital, 76 V. Sofias Ave, 11528 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Efthimios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Deligeoroglou
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology*; D014780:Viruses / Q000145:classification*