Gardnerella vaginalis - Revision history

Aidan at 18:10, 19 September 2024

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	* [[Bacterial vaginosis]] (a dysbiosis rather than infection) is usually treated with [[metronidazole]], which helps to normalize the overall vaginal microbiome rather than treating the ''Gardnerella''		* [[Bacterial vaginosis]] (a dysbiosis rather than infection) is usually treated with [[metronidazole]], which helps to normalize the overall vaginal microbiome rather than treating the ''Gardnerella''
	* Very little information about antibiotic susceptibility that would be relevant for treating infections		* Very little information about antibiotic susceptibility that would be relevant for treating infections
	** Based on one Brazilian study, ampicillin/sulbactam, clindamycin, chloramphenicol are likely reliable; ampicillin and metronidazole are not<ref>Knupp de Souza DM, Diniz CG, Filho DSC, Andrade de Oliveira LM, Coelho DM, Talha L de S, Nascimento TC do, Ferreira-Machado AB, Silva VL da (2016) Antimicrobial susceptibility and vaginolysin in Gardnerella vaginalis from healthy and bacterial vaginosis diagnosed women. ''J Infect Dev Ctries'' 10:~~913–919. doi~~: ~~[https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.7161~~ ~~10.3855/jidc.7161~~]~~</ref>~~		** Based on one Brazilian study, ampicillin/sulbactam, clindamycin, chloramphenicol are likely reliable; ampicillin and metronidazole are not[[CiteRef::knupp de souza2016an]]
	** A case series reports treatment with ceftriaxone, cefuroxime, aminoglycosides, metronidazole, ciprofloxacin<ref>Christine M Akamine, Andrew Chou, Shahriar Tavakoli-Tabasi, Daniel M Musher, ''Gardnerella vaginalis'' Bacteremia in Male Patients: A Case Series and Review of the Literature, ''Open Forum Infectious Diseases'', Volume 9, Issue 10, October 2022, ofac176, doi: [~~https~~:~~//doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac176 10.1093/ofid/ofac176~~]~~</ref>~~		** A case series reports treatment with ceftriaxone, cefuroxime, aminoglycosides, metronidazole, ciprofloxacin[[CiteRef::akamine2022ga]]

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Background

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	== Background ==		== Background ==

	* [[Stain::Gram-negative]] or [[Stain::Gram-variable]] [[Shape::bacillus]]		* [[Stain::Gram-negative]] or [[Stain::Gram-variable]] [[Shape::bacillus]] or [[Shape::coccobacillus]]
	* Member of vaginal flora		* Member of vaginal flora

Aidan at 16:07, 11 January 2023

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	== Background ==		== Background ==

	* Gram-negative bacillus		* [[Stain::Gram-negative]] or [[Stain::Gram-variable]] [[Shape::bacillus]]
			* Member of vaginal flora

	== Clinical Manifestations ==		== Clinical Manifestations ==

Aidan: Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Gardnerella vaginalis''}} == Background == * Gram-negative bacillus == Clinical Manifestations == * Involved in bacterial vaginosis, a dysbiosis rather than infection * Rare cause of other infections, including urinary tract infection == Management == * Bacterial vaginosis (a dysbiosis rather than infection) is usually treated with metronidazole, which helps to normalize the overall vaginal microbiome rather than treating the ''Gardnere..."

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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Gardnerella vaginalis''}}

== Background ==

* Gram-negative bacillus

== Clinical Manifestations ==

* Involved in [[bacterial vaginosis]], a dysbiosis rather than infection
* Rare cause of other infections, including urinary tract infection

== Management ==

* [[Bacterial vaginosis]] (a dysbiosis rather than infection) is usually treated with [[metronidazole]], which helps to normalize the overall vaginal microbiome rather than treating the ''Gardnerella''
* Very little information about antibiotic susceptibility that would be relevant for treating infections
** Based on one Brazilian study, ampicillin/sulbactam, clindamycin, chloramphenicol are likely reliable; ampicillin and metronidazole are not<ref>Knupp de Souza DM, Diniz CG, Filho DSC, Andrade de Oliveira LM, Coelho DM, Talha L de S, Nascimento TC do, Ferreira-Machado AB, Silva VL da (2016) Antimicrobial susceptibility and vaginolysin in Gardnerella vaginalis from healthy and bacterial vaginosis diagnosed women. ''J Infect Dev Ctries'' 10:913–919. doi: [https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.7161 10.3855/jidc.7161]</ref>
** A case series reports treatment with ceftriaxone, cefuroxime, aminoglycosides, metronidazole, ciprofloxacin<ref>Christine M Akamine, Andrew Chou, Shahriar Tavakoli-Tabasi, Daniel M Musher, ''Gardnerella vaginalis'' Bacteremia in Male Patients: A Case Series and Review of the Literature, ''Open Forum Infectious Diseases'', Volume 9, Issue 10, October 2022, ofac176, doi: [https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofac176 10.1093/ofid/ofac176]</ref>