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Smoking linked to G. vaginalis and M. hominis.(risk factors)(Brief article)(Statistical data)

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CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Smoking has been linked with the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis, but a recent study further elucidating its effects on microvaginal flora suggests that smoking is particularly associated with heavy growth of Gardnerella vaginalis and Mycoplasma hominis.

"I think at this point, investigations are needed to determine if smoking should be considered a modifiable risk factor for bactrial vaginosis," Harold C. Wiesenfeld, M.D., said at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In the prospective cross-sectional study of 749 nonpregnant women, 56% were smokers, and most of them were daily smokers, and most of them were daily smokers. Bacterial vaginosis was identified in 66% of the overall study population, compared with 69% of the smokers.

Heavy colonization with G. vaginalis was present in 72% of smokers vs. 64% of nonsmokers, and heavy colonization with M. hominis was ...

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