Aim To identify risk factors for bacterial vaginosis (BV) among Indonesian women. Methods This is a cross sectional study involving 492 women with age ranged 15-50 years. Vaginal discharge was collected. Whiff test and Nugent scoring were utilized to identify BV. Settings are Puskesmas Karawang, Pedes, Cikampek,Tempuran, Batalyon 201 Clinic Cijantung, Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia…
Phaleria macrocarpa Scheff. Boerl. is used as traditional medicine in Indonesia. The leaf extract in ethanol of this species had been reported as inhibit the growth of Streptococcus mutans. In this experiment the leaf extract was prepare by maceration of the P. macrocarpa foliage, then the extract was fractionate to obtain the ethanol fraction.. The antibacterial activity test who carried out b…
Proiotik adalah suplemen makanan yang mengandung mikroorganisme hidup, dikonsumsi dengan tujuan memberi banyak manfaat untuk kesehatan manusia. Probiotik banyak digunakan dalam produk-produk makanan di Jepang dan Eropa, sebagian besar probiotik digunakan dan dan tersedia dalam produk susu fermentasi, khususnya yoghurt. Bakteri yang bermanfaat sebagai probiotik diantaranya Lactobacterium spp. La…
Gardnerella vaginalis is associated with bacterial vaginosis (formerly called 'nonspecific vaginalis'). Bacterial vaginosis is a defined syndrome with an excessive, malododous vaginal discharge accompanied with a significant increase in the number of G. vaginalis and various obligate anaerobes, mainly Bacteroides spp and Peptostreptococcus spp, and a decrease in the number of vaginal lactobacil…
Gardnerella vaginalis is associated with bacterial vaginosis (formerly called 'nonspecific vaginalis'). Bacterial vaginosis is a defined syndrome with an excessive, malododous vaginal discharge accompanied with a significant increase in the number of G. vaginalis and various obligate anaerobes, mainly Bacteroides spp and Peptostreptococcus spp, and a decrease in the number of vaginal lactobacil…