Jorma Paavonen, Robert C. Brunham
Abstract
Bacterial vaginal infections are in two main classes: bacterial vaginosis, associated with a fishy-smelling discharge and increased pH, and desquamative inflammatory vaginitis, also associated with an increased pH. Both conditions increase the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease.
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Bacterial vaginal infections are in two main classes: bacterial vaginosis, associated with a fishy-smelling discharge and increased pH, and desquamative inflammatory vaginitis, also associated with an increased pH. Both conditions increase the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease.
Key concepts: Bacterial vaginosis, Vaginitis, Medicine, Pelvic inflammatory disease, Vaginal disease, Vaginal discharge, Trichomonas Vaginitis, Microbiology