Bacterial vaginosis: controversial issues
- Authors: Khryanin A.A.1,2, Knorring G.Y.3
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Affiliations:
- Novosibirsk State Medical University
- Association of obstetrician-gynecologists and dermatologists, RPA
- Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry
- Issue: Vol 98, No 1 (2022)
- Pages: 13-18
- Section: REVIEWS
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0042-4609/article/view/117561
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.25208/vdv1224
- ID: 117561
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The purpose of the review. Consideration of the most controversial issues regarding the possibility of sexual transmission of BV-associated microorganisms (bacterias) in women and men.
Basic provisions. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a common disease associated with an increased risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections (including human papillomavirus and human immunodeficiency virus) in women and their male sexual partners. BV is characterized by polymicrobial transformations caused by Gardnerella vaginalis, which is the main etiological microorganism of this disease. G. vaginalis has a proven ability to form microbial biofilms on the mucosal surface. As a rule, from 10 to 12 different G. vaginalis genotypes can simultaneously reside in one biofilm, which provides it with a longer lifespan and viability. It has been shown that microorganisms in the biofilm acquire properties that reduce sensitivity to standard etiotropic therapy even at high doses of antibiotics. It was found that the cause of BV is a polymicrobial gardnerella biofilm, all components of which are transferred as a whole (for example, with the help of “key” cells), including during sexual contact. In this regard, the article discusses the possibility of using a new term — “biofilm gardnerellosis”, which more accurately reflects the essence of this problem. Microbial biofilms organized by G. vaginalis are found in a significant number of women with BV and their sexual partners.
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Aleksey A. Khryanin
Novosibirsk State Medical University; Association of obstetrician-gynecologists and dermatologists, RPA
Author for correspondence.
Email: khryanin@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9248-8303
MD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor
Russian Federation, Krasniy prosp., 52, 630091, Novosibirsk; Lenina str., 55, 630004, NovosibirskGerman Yu. Knorring
Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry
Email: knorring@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4391-2889
MD, Cand. Sci. (Med.), assistant professor
Russian Federation, Delegatskaya str., 20, bldg 1, 127473, MoscowReferences
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