Bacterial Vaginosis Is a Strong Predictor of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis Infection

• Published in: Clinical infectious diseases Vol. 36; no. 5; pp. 663 - 668
• Main Authors: Wiesenfeld, Harold C., Hillier, Sharon L., Krohn, Marijane A., Landers, Daniel V., Sweet, Richard L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press 01.03.2003; University of Chicago Press
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial diseases of the genital system; Bacterial vaginosis; Biological and medical sciences; Chlamydia Infections - diagnosis; Chlamydia trachomatis; Condoms; Female; Flora; Gonorrhea; Gonorrhea - diagnosis; HIV/AIDS; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Hydrogen; Infections; Infectious diseases; Male; Medical sciences; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Prognosis; Sexual partners; Sexually transmitted diseases; Urethritis; Vaginosis, Bacterial; Human; Chlamydiaceae; Neisseriaceae; Vaginal diseases; Chlamydia trachomatis; Female genital diseases; Infection; Sexually transmitted disease; Gonococcal infection; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Bacteriosis; Chlamydiales; Bacteria; Micrococcales; Chlamydiosis; Predictive factor

To evaluate whether bacterial vaginosis predicts the acquisition of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), we studied 255 nonpregnant female subjects aged 15–30 who reported recent sexual contact with a male partner in whom either gonococcal or chlamydial urethritis or nongonococcal urethritis was di...