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The right bug in the right place: opportunities for bacterial vaginosis treatment
2022 (English)In: npj Biofilms and Microbiomes, E-ISSN 2055-5008, Vol. 8, no 1, article id 34Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a condition in which the vaginal microbiome presents an overgrowth of obligate and facultative anaerobes, which disturbs the vaginal microbiome balance. BV is a common and recurring vaginal infection among women of reproductive age and is associated with adverse health outcomes and a decreased quality of life. The current recommended first-line treatment for BV is antibiotics, despite the high recurrence rate. Live biopharmaceutical products/probiotics and vaginal microbiome transplantation (VMT) have also been tested in clinical trials for BV. In this review, we discuss the advantages and challenges of current BV treatments and interventions. Furthermore, we provide our understanding of why current clinical trials with probiotics have had mixed results, which is mainly due to not administering the correct bacteria to the correct body site. Here, we propose a great opportunity for large clinical trials with probiotic strains isolated from the vaginal tract (e.g., Lactobacillus crispatus) and administered directly into the vagina after pretreatment. 

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2022. Vol. 8, no 1, article id 34
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Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine
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Microbiology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-490963DOI: 10.1038/s41522-022-00295-yOAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-490963DiVA, id: diva2:1719742
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Clas Groschinski Memorial Foundation, M19351Swedish Society of Medicine, SLS-960584Swedish Research Council, 2021-01683Available from: 2022-12-16 Created: 2022-12-16 Last updated: 2025-02-11

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