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* [[Stain::Gram-negative]] or [[Stain::Gram-variable]] [[Shape::bacillus]] |
* [[Stain::Gram-negative]] or [[Stain::Gram-variable]] [[Shape::bacillus]] or [[Shape::coccobacillus]] |
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Revision as of 16:08, 11 January 2023
Background
- Gram-negative or Gram-variable bacillus or coccobacillus
- Member of vaginal flora
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
- ↑ 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: 10.3855/jidc.7161
- ↑ 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: 10.1093/ofid/ofac176
