Style Notes: Bacterial Vaginosis or Vaginal Bacteriosis?

Editorials1 October 1989Style Notes: Bacterial Vaginosis or Vaginal Bacteriosis?Edward J. Huth, MDEdward J. Huth, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-111-7-553 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn the preceding editorial (1) Sobel discusses what for 5 years has been called bacterial vaginosis. This term was proposed in 1984 (2) by Weström, Evaldson, Holmes, van der Meijden, Rylander, and Fredriksson.The fact that micro-organisms are involved in this syndrome and that no inflammatory reaction can be identified has caused objections to the use of the term 'non-specific vaginitis', the syndrome being neither 'non-specific' nor an 'itis'. Numerous attempts to rephrase the syndrome have been presented but, so far, none has been generally accepted. We would like to suggest use of the term BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS, defined as follows:...References1. Sobel J. Bacterial vaginosis: an ecologic mystery. Ann Intern Med. 1989;111:551-553. LinkGoogle Scholar2. WeströmEvaldsonHolmesvan der MeijdenRylanderFredriksson LGKWEB. Taxonomy of vaginosis; bacterial vaginosis—a definition. Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl. 1984;86:259-64. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. BlackwellBarlow AD. Clinic diagnosis of anaerobic vaginosis (non-specific vaginitis): a practical guide. Br J Vener Dis. 1982;58:387-93. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Dirckx J. The language of medicine: its evolution, structure and dynamics. Hagerstown, Maryland: Harper & Row; 1976:59. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA Stoichioproteomic Analysis of Samples from the Human Microbiome ProjectNew strategies for local treatment of vaginal infectionsThe Microbiological Context of HIV Resistance: Vaginal Microbiota and Mucosal Inflammation at the Viral Point of EntryFREQUENCY OF CERVICAL INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA AND CARCINOMAS IN WOMEN WITH AND WITHOUT BACTERIAL VAGINOSISUČESTALOST CERVIKALNIH INTRAEPITELIALNIH NEOPLAZIJA I KARCINOMA KOD ŽENA SA BAKTERIJSKOM VAGINOZOM I BEZ BAKTERIJSKE VAGINOZEBacterial vaginosis: Changes in laboratory practiceUse of a Lactoferrin Assay in the Differential Diagnosis of Female Genital Tract Infections and Implications for the Pathophysiology of Bacterial VaginosisGardnerella vaginalis: characteristics, clinical considerations, and controversiesBacterial vaginosis: a diagnostic approach.Bacterial vaginosis 1 October 1989Volume 111, Issue 7Page: 553-554KeywordsBacterial vaginosis Issue Published: 1 October 1989 PDF downloadLoading ...