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| | #REDIRECT[[Gardnerella vaginalis]] |
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| | name = ''Gardnerella''
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| | regnum = [[Bacterium|Bacteria]]
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| | phylum = [[Actinobacteria]]
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| | ordo = [[Bifidobacteriales]]
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| | familia = [[Bifidobacteriaceae]]
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| | genus = '''''Gardnerella'''''
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| | species = '''''G. vaginalis'''''
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| | binomial = ''Gardnerella vaginalis''
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| | binomial_authority = ([[George Gardner|Gardner]] and Dukes 1955) Greenwood and [[Fermen Layton Pickett|Pickett]] 1980
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| {{CMG}}
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| == Overview ==
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| '''Gardnerella''' is a [[genus]] of [[Gram staining|gram-variable]] [[bacteria]] of which '''Gardnerella vaginalis''' is the only species. Gardnerella vaginalis can cause [[bacterial vaginosis]] in some women.
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| ==Diagnosis==
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| ===Laboratory Findings===
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| ====Culture====
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| Once classified as a species of ''[[Haemophilus]]'', ''G. vaginalis'' grows as small, circular, convex, gray colonies on chocolate [[Agar plate|agar]]; it will also grow on HBT agar. A selective medium for ''G. vaginalis'' is [[colistin]]-oxolinic acid blood agar.
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| While typically isolated in [[Sex organ|genital]] cultures, it may also be detected from other sources, such as [[blood]], [[urine]] and [[pharynx]]. Although a chief cause of bacterial vaginosis, it may be isolated from women without any signs or symptoms of infection.
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| ====Microscopy====
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| Under the [[microscope]] it appears as a [[gram-negative]] rod, although it has been reported to have a [[gram-positive]] cell wall. It is associated microscopically with [[clue cell]]s, which are [[epithelial cell]]s covered in bacteria.
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| Shown below is an image of clue cells
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| [[Image:Clue_cells_(Gardnerella_Vaginalis).jpg|thumb|left|Clue cells (Gardnerella Vaginalis)]] | |
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| ====Reactions====
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| Infections with ''G. vaginalis'' go along with [[proteolysis]], giving nitrous products such as [[cadaverine]]s and [[putrescine]]s, which can cause a bad smell and loss of water.
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| ==Treatment==
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| ===Medical Therapy===
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| One method of treatment is [[metronidazole]].
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| == References ==
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| [[de:Gardnerella vaginalis]]
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| [[es:Gardnerella vaginalis]]
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| [[fr:Gardnerella vaginalis]]
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| [[Category:Actinobacteria]]
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| [[Category:Bacteria]]
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