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. 2013 Sep;40(9):721-3.
doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000001.

Relationship of selected bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria to Nugent score bacterial vaginosis among urban women early in pregnancy

Deborah B Nelson  1 , Eugene Komaroff, Irving Nachamkin, Catherine L Haggerty, LaVette Dibble, Dimitrios Mastrogiannis, Congzhou Liu, David N Fredricks
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Relationship of selected bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria to Nugent score bacterial vaginosis among urban women early in pregnancy

Deborah B Nelson et al. Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Sep.

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  • Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Sep;41(9):570. David, Fredricks N [corrected to Fredricks, David N]

Abstract

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.

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Figure 1
ROC curves using the continuous levels of BVAB3, Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium spp.
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ROC curves using the derived cutoffs for BVAB3, Gardnerella vaginalis and Atopobium spp.
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