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Descriptor English:   Vaginosis, Bacterial 
Descriptor Spanish:   Vaginosis Bacteriana 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Vaginose Bacteriana 
Synonyms English:   Bacterial Vaginosis
Vaginitis, Bacterial
Vaginitis, Nonspecific  
Tree Number:   C01.252.954
C13.351.500.894.906.800
Definition English:   Polymicrobial, nonspecific vaginitis associated with positive cultures of Gardnerella vaginalis and other anaerobic organisms and a decrease in lactobacilli. It remains unclear whether the initial pathogenic event is caused by the growth of anaerobes or a primary decrease in lactobacilli. 
Indexing Annotation English:   coord IM with specific bacterium/infections heading (IM) or specific bacterium (IM) if no precoord bact/infect term exists; DF: VAGINOSIS BACT
History Note English:   92 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy TM transmission
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   29752 
Unique Identifier:   D016585 

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