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Antibiotic resistance of Gardnerella vaginalis isolated from cases of becterial vaginosis

Anna Tomusiak, Magdalena Heczko, Piotr Bogumił
Ginekol Pol 2011;82(12).

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Summary Introduction: Gardnerella vaginalis is one of the dominant etiological factors related to bacterial vaginosis. Literature offers a growing number of reports revealing there appear Gardnerella vaginalis strains increasingly resistant to metronidazole. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the susceptibility of Gardnerella vaginalis strains isolated from women with bacterial vaginosis to metronidazole, clindamycin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. Material and methods: The investigation was performed on collection of 67 Gardnerella vaginalis strains isolated from the group of 604 women participating in the study. Antibiotic sensitivity of strains was verified by E-test method (BioMerieux). Interpretation of results was performed in accordance with EUCAST criteria. Results: All tested strains, apart from one, were sensitive to clindamycin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. The results of susceptibility test to metronidazole indicated that 68,7% (46 out of 67 strains) were resistant to this antibiotic, while all of them were sensitive to both clindamycin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. Conclusions: Near future may bring the need to change the treatment regimen of bacterial vaginosis.

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Summary Introduction: Gardnerella vaginalis is one of the dominant etiological factors related to bacterial vaginosis. Literature offers a growing number of reports revealing there appear Gardnerella vaginalis strains increasingly resistant to metronidazole. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the susceptibility of Gardnerella vaginalis strains isolated from women with bacterial vaginosis to metronidazole, clindamycin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. Material and methods: The investigation was performed on collection of 67 Gardnerella vaginalis strains isolated from the group of 604 women participating in the study. Antibiotic sensitivity of strains was verified by E-test method (BioMerieux). Interpretation of results was performed in accordance with EUCAST criteria. Results: All tested strains, apart from one, were sensitive to clindamycin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. The results of susceptibility test to metronidazole indicated that 68,7% (46 out of 67 strains) were resistant to this antibiotic, while all of them were sensitive to both clindamycin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. Conclusions: Near future may bring the need to change the treatment regimen of bacterial vaginosis.
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Gardnerella vaginalis, antibiotic susceptibility, bacterial vaginosis

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Antibiotic resistance of Gardnerella vaginalis isolated from cases of becterial vaginosis

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Ginekologia Polska

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Vol 82, No 12 (2011)

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Ginekol Pol 2011;82(12).

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Gardnerella vaginalis
antibiotic susceptibility
bacterial vaginosis

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Anna Tomusiak
Magdalena Heczko
Piotr Bogumił

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