A Prospective, Open-Label Pilot Study of Concurrent Male Partner Treatment for Bacterial Vaginosis

Erica L. Plummer; Lenka A. Vodstrcil; Michelle Doyle; Jennifer A. Danielewski; Gerald L. Murray; Glenda Fehler; Christopher K. Fairley; Dieter M. Bulach; Suzanne M. Garland; Eric P. F. Chow; Jane S. Hocking; Catriona S. Bradshaw

doi:10.1128/mBio.02323-21

mBio (Oct 2021)

A Prospective, Open-Label Pilot Study of Concurrent Male Partner Treatment for Bacterial Vaginosis

Erica L. Plummer,
Lenka A. Vodstrcil,
Michelle Doyle,
Jennifer A. Danielewski,
Gerald L. Murray,
Glenda Fehler,
Christopher K. Fairley,
Dieter M. Bulach,
Suzanne M. Garland,
Eric P. F. Chow,
Jane S. Hocking,
Catriona S. Bradshaw

Affiliations

Erica L. Plummer: ORCiD; Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Lenka A. Vodstrcil: Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Michelle Doyle: Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
Jennifer A. Danielewski: Molecular Microbiology Research Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
Gerald L. Murray: ORCiD; Molecular Microbiology Research Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
Glenda Fehler: Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia
Christopher K. Fairley: Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Dieter M. Bulach: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Suzanne M. Garland: Molecular Microbiology Research Group, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia
Eric P. F. Chow: ORCiD; Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Jane S. Hocking: Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Catriona S. Bradshaw: Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02323-21
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 5

Abstract

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Recurrence of BV following standard treatment is unacceptably high. Posttreatment recurrence is distressing for women, and it imposes a considerable burden on the health care system.

Published in mBio

ISSN: 2161-2129 (Print); 2150-7511 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/mbio

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