Open AccessRelationship of Selected Bacterial Vaginosis–Associated Bacteria to Nugent Score Bacterial Vaginosis Among Urban Women Early in Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Deborah B. Nelson,
Eugene Komaroff,
Irving Nachamkin,
Catherine L. Haggerty,
LaVette Dibble,
Dimitrios Mastrogiannis,
Congzhou Liu,
David N. Fredricks
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000000001
Subject(s) - bacterial vaginosis , gardnerella vaginalis , medicine , gynecology , obstetrics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
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.