"Gardnerella vaginalis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The only species in the genus GARDNERELLA, and previously classed as Haemophilus vaginalis. This bacterium, also isolated from the female genital tract of healthy women, is implicated in the cause of bacterial vaginosis (VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL). It occasionally causes postpartum bacteremia and bacteremia following a transurethral resection of the prostate.
| Descriptor ID |
D006194
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.450.467.800 B03.510.024.400.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Gardnerella vaginalis- Gardnerella vaginalis
- Hemophilus vaginalis
- Haemophilus vaginalis
- Corynebacterium vaginale
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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