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MeSH Heading: Vaginosis, Bacterial
Tree Number(s): C01.150.252.954; C12.050.351.500.894.906.800; C12.100.250.894.906.800
Unique ID: D016585
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016585
Annotation: coord IM with specific bacterium/infections heading (IM) or specific bacterium (IM) if no precoord bact/infect term exists
Scope Note: Polymicrobial, nonspecific vaginitis associated with positive cultures of Gardnerella vaginalis and other anaerobic organisms and a decrease in lactobacilli. It remains unclear whether the initial pathogenic event is caused by the growth of anaerobes or a primary decrease in lactobacilli.
Entry Version: VAGINOSIS BACT
Entry Term(s): Bacterial Vaginitides; Bacterial Vaginitis; Bacterial Vaginoses; Bacterial Vaginosis; Vaginitides, Bacterial; Vaginitis, Bacterial; Vaginitis, Nonspecific; Vaginoses, Bacterial
Previous Indexing: Bacterial Infections (1983-1991); Vaginitis (1983-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92
History Note: 92
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/01/25
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0025299
Scope Note: Polymicrobial, nonspecific vaginitis associated with positive cultures of Gardnerella vaginalis and other anaerobic organisms and a decrease in lactobacilli. It remains unclear whether the initial pathogenic event is caused by the growth of anaerobes or a primary decrease in lactobacilli.
Terms: Vaginosis, Bacterial Preferred Term
Term UI T049628
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Bacterial Vaginitis
Term UI T049620
Date12/07/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Bacterial Vaginitides
Term UI T049621
Date02/12/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Vaginitides, Bacterial
Term UI T049622
Date02/12/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Vaginitis, Bacterial
Term UI T049623
Date10/10/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Vaginitis, Nonspecific
Term UI T049624
Date10/10/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Bacterial Vaginoses
Term UI T049625
Date02/12/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Vaginoses, Bacterial
Term UI T049626
Date02/12/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Bacterial Vaginosis
Term UI T049627
Date10/10/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

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