MeSH Review:
Vaginosis, Bacterial
Ugwumadu,
Manyonda,
Reid,
Hay,
Hitti,
Hillier,
Agnew,
Krohn,
Reisner,
Eschenbach,
Cauci,
Guaschino,
De Aloysio,
Driussi,
De Santo,
Penacchioni,
Quadrifoglio,
Cohen,
Plummer,
Mugo,
Maclean,
Shen,
Bukusi,
Irungu,
Sinei,
Bwayo,
Brunham,
Sheffield,
Andrews,
Klebanoff,
Macpherson,
Carey,
Ernest,
Wapner,
Trout,
Moawad,
Miodovnik,
Sibai,
Varner,
Caritis,
Dombrowski,
Langer,
O'Sullivan,
Macones,
Parry,
Elkousy,
Clothier,
Ural,
Strauss,
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