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Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2019; 300(1): 1–6.
Published online 2019 Apr 5. doi: 10.1007/s00404-019-05142-8
1 German Center for Infections in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Wuppertal, Germany
2 Labfit-HPRD: Health Products Research and Development, Lda, Covilhã, Portugal
3 CICS-UBI: Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
4 Scientific and Medical Department, Medinova AG, Zurich, Switzerland
Werner Mendling, Email: ed.enilno-t@gnildnem.w .
Received 2019 Jan 23; Accepted 2019 Mar 26.
Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
Keywords: Bacterial vaginosis, Bacterial biofilm, Atopobium vaginae , Metronidazole, Clindamycin, Dequalinium chloride, Microbial resistance
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5. Witkin S (2014) The vaginal microbiome, vaginal anti-microbial defence mechanisms and the clinical challenge of reducing infection-related preterm birth. BJOG [ PubMed ] [ Ref list ]
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