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Diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis: Comparison of Nugent´s and novel microscopic method. VOJNOSANIT PREGL 2022. [DOI: 10.2298/vsp200405105n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background/Aim. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common cause of vaginal discomfort in women. The aim of this study was to compare Nugent?s scoring system and novel microscopy method, introduced in our laboratory and used in BV diagnosis. Methods. This study included 705 pregnant and asymptomatic women between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy. The degree of agreement between methods was determined by the kappa (?) index. The sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value of the novel microscopy method was compared to Nugent?s score as standard. Results. Based on the scoring system of both methods, Nugent?s and novel microscopy method, BV was diagnosed in 21% and 25% of women, respectively. Despite the disparities among diagnostic criteria, which mainly concerned classification of intermediary samples, the degree of agreement between categories, determined by ? index, was satisfactory: Nugent?s vs. novel microscopy method (? = 0.68; good agreement), and Nugent?s vs. novel microscopy method without intermediary results (? = 0.83; very good agreement). We also demonstrated that compared to Nugent?s method, as the golden standard, the novel microscopy method had high sensitivity and specificity (ranging from 75%?99.3%) and positive and negative predictive values (ranging from 88.8%?99.5%). Our method is based on a relative number of bacterial morphotypes, either rod forms (? 1.5 ?m, lactobacilli) or non-rod forms (< 1.5 ?m, bacterial vaginosis associated bacteria) under 200? magnification, which extends the surface of examined preparation, but without prolongation of observer?s working time. Conclusion. The novel microscopy method in diagnosing BV corresponded well with Nugent?s scoring system which allows it to be an alternative method in diagnosing BV. Further-more, the novel microscopy method is based on a relative number of bacterial morphotypes that appeared to be flexible and can be reorganized in the way to categorize findings into only two groups: normal and BV, which makes it comparable to dichotomous Amsel?s clinical criterion.
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Interstrain Variability of Human Vaginal Lactobacillus crispatus for Metabolism of Biogenic Amines and Antimicrobial Activity against Urogenital Pathogens. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26154538. [PMID: 34361691 PMCID: PMC8347528 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26154538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Lactobacillus crispatus is the dominant species in the vagina of many women. With the potential for strains of this species to be used as a probiotic to help prevent and treat dysbiosis, we investigated isolates from vaginal swabs with Lactobacillus-dominated and a dysbiotic microbiota. A comparative genome analysis led to the identification of metabolic pathways for synthesis and degradation of three major biogenic amines in most strains. However, targeted metabolomic analysis of the production and degradation of biogenic amines showed that certain strains have either the ability to produce or to degrade these compounds. Notably, six strains produced cadaverine, one produced putrescine, and two produced tyramine. These biogenic amines are known to raise vaginal pH, cause malodour, and make the environment more favourable to vaginal pathogens. In vitro experiments confirmed that strains isolated from women with a dysbiotic vaginal microbiota have higher antimicrobial effects against the common urogenital pathogens Escherichia coli and Enterococcus faecium. The results indicate that not all L. crispatus vaginal strains appear suitable for probiotic application and the basis for selection should not be only the overall composition of the vaginal microbiota of the host from which they came, but specific biochemical and genetic traits.
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VULVOVAGINAL CANDIDIASIS IN COMBINATION WITH BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS IN WOMEN OF REPRODUCTIVE AGE: FEATURES OF PATHOGENESIS AND TREATMENT. EUREKA: HEALTH SCIENCES 2021. [DOI: 10.21303/2504-5679.2021.001624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The aim. Reducing the recurrence of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) in combination with bacterial vaginosis (BV) in women of reproductive age by studying the pathogenesis and improving the algorithm of treatment and prevention measures.
Materials and methods. During the study, 150 women of reproductive age who had the same clinical manifestations of VVC and BV were selected and divided into 3 groups of 50 women: Group I was treated with an antimicrobial combination drug (miconazole with topical metronidazole), group II – the same drug in combination with probiotic (lactobacilli) in candles, group III – according to the algorithm improved by the authors. In addition, a control group was formed, which included healthy women of reproductive age.
To establish the pathogenesis of VVC in combination with BV in the studied women, the concentration of cytokines and adhesion molecules in the blood before and after treatment was determined and compared with the control group.
The clinical effect of different treatments was assessed at 3, 7, 10, 14 days, and the presence of relapses – 1, 3, 6 months after treatment.
Results. The occurrence of a combination of VVC and BV in women of reproductive age is accompanied by a significant increase in the level of intercellular adhesion molecules (ICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecules (VCAM-1) along with a statistically significant increase in proinflammatory cytokines (interleukin-6) (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8)) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) - TNF-α. As a result of the application of the algorithm improved by the authors, higher clinical efficiency and the ability to avoid recurrence of VVC in combination with BV in women of reproductive age were obtained.
Conclusions. The authors' substantiated improvement of the algorithm of VVC treatment in combination with BV in women of reproductive age makes it possible to reduce the frequency of their recurrence and restore the biocenosis of the vagina to normal. In the case of this pathology there is an increase in the level of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-8), TNF-α and ICAM-1 and VCAM-1.
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Vaginal microbiota of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis and vulvovaginal candidiasis: Are they different from normal microbiota? Microb Pathog 2019; 134:103599. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2019.103599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Revised: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Li X, Rensing C, Taylor WL, Costelle C, Brejnrod AD, Ferry RJ, Higgins PB, Folli F, Kottapalli R, Hubbard GB, Dick EJ, Yooseph S, Nelson KE, Schlabritz-Loutsevitch N. Papio spp. Colon microbiome and its link to obesity in pregnancy. J Med Primatol 2018; 47:393-401. [PMID: 30039863 PMCID: PMC6430121 DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Gut microbial communities are critical players in the pathogenesis of obesity. Pregnancy is associated with increased bacterial load and changes in gut bacterial diversity. Sparse data exist regarding composition of gut microbial communities in obesity combined with pregnancy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Banked tissues were collected under sterile conditions during necropsy, from three non-obese (nOb) and four obese (Ob) near-term pregnant baboons. Sequences were assigned taxonomy using the Ribosomal Database Project classifier. Microbiome abundance and its difference between distinct groups were assessed by a nonparametric test. RESULTS Three families predominated in both the nOb and Ob colonic microbiome: Prevotellaceae (25.98% and 32.71% respectively), Ruminococcaceae (12.96% and 7.48%), and Lachnospiraceae (8.78% and 11.74%). Seven families of the colon microbiome displayed differences between Ob and nOb groups. CONCLUSION Changes in gut microbiome in pregnant obese animals open the venue for dietary manipulation in pregnancy.
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- XuanJi Li
- Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken, Denmark
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- Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China
- J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Molecular Resource Center University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Molecular Resource Center University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Psychology Department, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology and Genomics, Texas Tech University, TX, USA
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- University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- J. Craig Venter Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Computer Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX, USA
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Chen T, Zhao X, Ren Y, Wang Y, Tang X, Tian P, Wang H, Xin H. Triptolide modulates tumour-colonisation and anti-tumour effect of attenuated Salmonella encoding DNase I. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 103:929-939. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9481-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Tchirikov M, Schlabritz-Loutsevitch N, Maher J, Buchmann J, Naberezhnev Y, Winarno AS, Seliger G. Mid-trimester preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM): etiology, diagnosis, classification, international recommendations of treatment options and outcome. J Perinat Med 2018; 46:465-488. [PMID: 28710882 DOI: 10.1515/jpm-2017-0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mid-trimester preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM), defined as rupture of fetal membranes prior to 28 weeks of gestation, complicates approximately 0.4%-0.7% of all pregnancies. This condition is associated with a very high neonatal mortality rate as well as an increased risk of long- and short-term severe neonatal morbidity. The causes of the mid-trimester PPROM are multifactorial. Altered membrane morphology including marked swelling and disruption of the collagen network which is seen with PPROM can be triggered by bacterial products or/and pro-inflammatory cytokines. Activation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) have been implicated in the mechanism of PPROM. The propagation of bacteria is an important contributing factor not only in PPROM, but also in adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes after PPROM. Inflammatory mediators likely play a causative role in both disruption of fetal membrane integrity and activation of uterine contraction. The "classic PPROM" with oligo/an-hydramnion is associated with a short latency period and worse neonatal outcome compared to similar gestational aged neonates delivered without antecedent PPROM. The "high PPROM" syndrome is defined as a defect of the chorio-amniotic membranes, which is not located over the internal cervical os. It may be associated with either a normal or reduced amount of amniotic fluid. It may explain why sensitive biochemical tests such as the Amniosure (PAMG-1) or IGFBP-1/alpha fetoprotein test can have a positive result without other signs of overt ROM such as fluid leakage with Valsalva. The membrane defect following fetoscopy also fulfils the criteria for "high PPROM" syndrome. In some cases, the rupture of only one membrane - either the chorionic or amniotic membrane, resulting in "pre-PPROM" could precede "classic PPROM" or "high PPROM". The diagnosis of PPROM is classically established by identification of nitrazine positive, fern positive watery leakage from the cervical canal observed during in specula investigation. Other more recent diagnostic tests include the vaginal swab assay for placental alpha macroglobulin-1 test or AFP and IGFBP1. In some rare cases amniocentesis and infusion of indigo carmine has been used to confirm the diagnosis of PPROM. The management of the PPROM requires balancing the potential neonatal benefits from prolongation of the pregnancy with the risk of intra-amniotic infection and its consequences for the mother and infant. Close monitoring for signs of chorioamnionitis (e.g. body temperature, CTG, CRP, leucocytes, IL-6, procalcitonine, amniotic fluid examinations) is necessary to minimize the risk of neonatal and maternal complications. In addition to delayed delivery, broad spectrum antibiotics of penicillin or cephalosporin group and/or macrolide and corticosteroids have been show to improve neonatal outcome [reducing risk of chorioamnionitis (average risk ratio (RR)=0.66), neonatal infections (RR=0.67) and abnormal ultrasound scan of neonatal brain (RR=0.67)]. The positive effect of continuous amnioinfusion through the subcutaneously implanted perinatal port system with amniotic fluid like hypo-osmotic solution in "classic PPROM" less than 28/0 weeks' gestation shows promise but must be proved in future prospective randomized studies. Systemic antibiotics administration in "pre-PPROM" without infection and hospitalization are also of questionable benefit and needs to be further evaluated in well-designed randomized prospective studies to evaluate if it is associated with any neonatal benefit as well as the relationship to possible adverse effect of antibiotics on to fetal development and neurological outcome.
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- Michael Tchirikov
- Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Center of Fetal Surgery, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), School of Medicine at the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC), School of Medicine at the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Martha-Maria Hospital, Halle-Dölau, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Center of Fetal Surgery, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Center of Fetal Surgery, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Center of Fetal Surgery, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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Miller EA, Livermore JA, Alberts SC, Tung J, Archie EA. Ovarian cycling and reproductive state shape the vaginal microbiota in wild baboons. MICROBIOME 2017; 5:8. [PMID: 28103920 PMCID: PMC5248513 DOI: 10.1186/s40168-017-0228-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/04/2017] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The vaginal microbiome is an important site of bacterial-mammalian symbiosis. This symbiosis is currently best characterized for humans, where lactobacilli dominate the microbial community and may help defend women against infectious disease. However, lactobacilli do not dominate the vaginal microbiota of any other mammal studied to date, raising key questions about the forces that shape the vaginal microbiome in non-human mammals. RESULTS We used Illumina sequencing of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene to investigate variation in the taxonomic composition of the vaginal microbiota in 48 baboons (Papio cynocephalus), members of a well-studied wild population in Kenya. Similar to prior studies, we found that the baboon vaginal microbiota was not dominated by lactobacilli. Despite this difference, and similar to humans, reproductive state was the dominant predictor of baboon vaginal microbiota, with pregnancy, postpartum amenorrhea, and ovarian cycling explaining 18% of the variance in community composition. Furthermore, among cycling females, a striking 39% of variance in community composition was explained by ovarian cycle phase, with an especially distinctive microbial community around ovulation. Periovulatory females exhibited the highest relative abundance of lactic acid-producing bacteria compared to any other phase, with a mean relative abundance of 44%. To a lesser extent, sexual behavior, especially a history of shared sexual partners, also predicted vaginal microbial similarity between baboons. CONCLUSIONS Despite striking differences in their dominant microbes, both human and baboon vaginal microbiota exhibit profound changes in composition in response to reproductive state, ovarian cycle phase, and sexual behavior. We found major shifts in composition during ovulation, which may have implications for disease risk and conception success. These findings highlight the need for future studies to account for fine-scale differences in reproductive state, particularly differences between the various phases of the ovarian cycle. Overall, our work contributes to an emerging understanding of the forces that explain intra- and inter-individual variation in the mammalian vaginal microbiome, with particular emphasis on its role in host health and disease risk.
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- Elizabeth A Miller
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
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- Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- Duke Population Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
- Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Duke Population Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
- Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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Ventolini G, Khandelwal N, Hutton K, Lugo J, Gygax SE, Schlabritz-Loutsevitch N. Obesity and recurrent vulvovaginal bacterial infections in women of reproductive age. Postgrad Med J 2017; 93:297. [PMID: 28057837 PMCID: PMC5520277 DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2016-134638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Gary Ventolini
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas, USA
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- Genesis Biotechnology Group, Femeris Women's Health Research Center, Hamilton, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas, USA
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