Clinical Significance

Under the Microscope

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV):

  • Up to 95% of women having BV harbor Gardnerella vaginalis (GV)

  •  GV is also found in up to 50% of women with asymptomatic BV

  • Up to 75% of women with BV are asymptomatic

  • Mobiluncus spp. are rare in asymptomatic BV and is so is a more sensitive marker.

Advantages of MDx

Approximately 30 percent of patients with initial responses to therapy have a recurrence of symptoms within three months.
Improper diagnosis will lead to inappropriate treatment and can result in the recurrence of the disease.

Vaginitis Screening

Vaginitis Screening

0 Differentiation of 5 pathogens

  • G. vaginalis

  • C. albicans

  • T. vaginalis

  • Mobiluncus spp

  • C. glabrata

Bacterial Vaginosis

0 Identification of 6 bacteria

  • A. vaginae

  • G. vaginalis

  • M. mulieris

  • B. fragilis

  • M. curtisii

  • P. bivia

Vaginitis is the most commonly encountered female ailment in gynecology, affecting up to 29% of the female population at any time. Vaginitis accounts for more than 19 million doctor visits each year

Vaginitis can be separated into three main categories:

  •  Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)
    Polymicrobial infection

  •  Candidiasis (CV)
    Recurrent and non-recurrent

  •  Trichomoniasis (TV)
    The most common & curable STD

Up to 25% of vaginitis cases are caused by mixed infections

Candida Vaginitis (CV):

  •  Candida albicans is the most frequently found cause of CV that are non-complicated and non-recurrent!

  • Up to 50% of women with CV have complicated and recurrent episodes.

  • Candida glabrata causes up to 20% of CV, most of which are complicated and recurring.

Bacterial VaginosisCandida Vaginitis

0 Detection of 6 Candida species

  • C. albicans

  • C. glabrata

  • C. parapsilosis

  • C. dubliniensis

  • C. krusei

  • C. tropicalis