vaginal discharge/carbohydrate

The objective of this study was to assess the effect of increasing dietary starch for approximately 30 d postpartum on reproduction outcomes in pasture-grazed, seasonal-calving dairy cows. Cows (n = 948) from 3 commercial herds were blocked by age (2, 3, and >3 yr), breed, and expected calving date

Infection with Trichomonas vaginalis produces a malodorous seropurulent vaginal discharge due to several chemicals, including polyamines. The presence of 1,4-diamino-2-butanone (DAB) reduces the amount of intracellular putrescine by 90%, preventing the cotransport of exogenous spermine. DAB-treated

Candida dubliniensis is very similar to Candida albicans in terms of genotypic and phenotypic characteristics. As the hormonal milieu of the vagina during pregnancy, characterised by a lack of maternal cell-mediated immunity, enhances Candida colonisation and serves as a risk factor for symptomatic

Anaerobic curved rods (ACR) isolated from vaginal discharge of women with a diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) were investigated with regard to bacteriologic and serologic characteristics. According to morphologic criteria, long curved rods (LCR) which were sensitive to metronidazole, and short

A collection of 72 strains of catalase-negative gram-positive, -negative and -variable cocco-bacilli isolated from samples of vaginal discharge from women with non-specific vaginal infection was examined in an attempt to develop an identification system for Gardnerella vaginalis that could be used

Two groups of Actinomyces-like bacteria isolated from purulent lesions in pigs, were characterized and compared with Actinomyces pyogenes of porcine origin. One group showed characteristics which differed in many respects from A. pyogenes but which corresponded more closely to those of the

Corynebacterium vaginale is a sexually transmitted organism which was first recognized in 1953. It appears to utilize glycogen stored in vaginal epithelial cells, causing a malodorous vaginal discharge characterized by an abnormally high pH (5.0 to 5.5) and composed mainly of epithelial cells and

Sixteen isolates from the vaginal discharge of women with bacterial vaginosis (non-specific vaginitis) and six provided by other investigators were divided into two groups on the basis of morphology and biochemical tests. Only one organism type was isolated from any one patient. The two groups

OBJECTIVE Vulvovaginal candidiasis is a common infection among women worldwide. According to previous epidemiological studies, Candida albicans is the most common species of Candida. The prevalence of non-Candida species, however, is increasing. Identification of Candida species among the population