Vaginal Microbial Flora: Composition and Influences of Host Physiology

Larsen, Bryan; Galask, Rudolph P.

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-96-6-926

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“…It is well known that Lactobacilli are the predominant vaginal flora and are considered to play a protective role in the female genital 33 and R. TANAKA tract, preventing colonization by virulent species (2,14) . However, recent studies on the normal vaginal flora showed that anaerobes outnumber aerobes and the most commonly found isolates are anaerobic cocci and Bacteroidaceae (19,26) .…”

Section: Establishment Of Bifidobacterium During the Early Days In Lifementioning

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Ecology of Bifidobacterium in the Human Intestinal Flora

Mutai

Tanaka

1987

Bifidobacteria Microflora

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Section: Establishment Of Bifidobacterium During the Early Days In Lifementioning

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Ecology of Bifidobacterium in the Human Intestinal Flora

Mutai

Tanaka

1987

Bifidobacteria Microflora

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“…Studies performed in 1980 and 1981, at the time that toxic shock syndrome (TSS) was being described, suggest that 10 to 15% of women were colonized with S. aureus vaginally (5,15,18,31), and of women with vaginal S. aureus, 25 to 40% of the strains made TSS toxin 1 (TSST-1) (5,18,31). In contrast, a recent study suggested that vaginal colonization with S. aureus during menstruation is higher than previously determined (38).…”

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Vaginal Staphylococcus aureus Superantigen Profile Shift from 1980 and 1981 to 2003, 2004, and 2005

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“…Several studies claim that colonization generally rises in the second half of the menstrual cycle (Larsen and Galask, 1982;Odds et al, 1987;Priestley et al, 1997). The development and rise of colonization levels before menstruation were noted in these case studies.…”

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Premenstrual vaginal colonization of Candida and symptoms of vaginitis

Watson

Grando

Garland

et al. 2012

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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Although premenstrual exacerbation of vulvovaginal symptoms attributed to Candida spp. is well documented, the causation of these symptoms is not well understood. This study describes the daily vaginal colonization of Candida in three women. A single pilot study was designed to test the methodology of the proposed randomized controlled trial, Garlic and Candida. This study reports the colonization of Candida spp. in three women. Ten women aged 18-50 who reported at least one episode of vulvovaginal candidiasis were recruited by the University of Melbourne. Each participant took daily vaginal swabs for 2 weeks during the luteal phase of their menstrual cycle, which were analysed for quantitative colony counts of Candida spp. Of these, three women were colonized with Candida spp. For the first time, to our knowledge, daily colonization of Candida during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle is described in three women, demonstrating an increase in the colony count preceding symptom development. This small study demonstrated the colonization of Candida spp. during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle in three women. Candida colonization is poorly understood, yet investigating the relevance of the link between symptom exacerbation and the menstrual cycle in those women who experience recurrent episodes of vulvovaginal candidiasis may influence the management of this condition.

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Vaginal Microbial Flora: Composition and Influences of Host Physiology

Cited by 92 publications

References 27 publications

Ecology of Bifidobacterium in the Human Intestinal Flora

Ecology of Bifidobacterium in the Human Intestinal Flora

Vaginal Staphylococcus aureus Superantigen Profile Shift from 1980 and 1981 to 2003, 2004, and 2005

Premenstrual vaginal colonization of Candida and symptoms of vaginitis

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