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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Muzny CA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7294746 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sexually transmitted diseases 20200701 7
Despite the availability of a number of oral and intravaginal antibiotic medications for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV), management of this condition remains challenging. Recurrent BV occurs in >50% of patients receiving guideline-recommended treatments. This may be due to persistence or resurgence of the BV biofilm after treatment cessation, failure to reestablish an optimal vaginal microbiome after treatment, reinfection from an untreated sexual partner, or a combination of these fa ...[more]