Relationship of selected bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria to Nugent score bacterial vaginosis among urban women early in pregnancy.
Deborah B Nelson, Eugene Komaroff, Irving Nachamkin, Catherine L Haggerty, LaVette Dibble, Dimitrios Mastrogiannis, Congzhou Liu, David N Fredricks, Fredricks N David
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Deborah B Nelson: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA. dnelson@temple.edu
Among urban, primarily African American pregnant women, 74% were identified with Nugent score bacterial vaginosis (BV). All BV-associated bacteria were more prevalent among women with Nugent score BV. Bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria 3 (BVAB3) had the highest positive predictive value, whereas Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium spp. had the highest sensitivity. Atopobium spp. levels had the most significant area under the curve.
