The type of vaginitis referred to as bacterial vaginosis is thought to be caused by:
a. Gardnerella vaginalis.
b. S. agalactiae.
c. Lactobacillus spp.
d. Enterococcus spp.
A
Current understanding is that bacterial vaginosis has a polymicrobial cause, involving G. vaginalis and other facultative and anaerobic organisms along with the loss of vaginal lactobacilli.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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