Formerly Peptostreptococcus vaginalis, Anaerococcus vaginalis has been isolated from vaginal discharge and ovarian abscesses, signifying that it can be a cause of pelvic infection in women. There isn’t much research to work from at the moment to explain how prevalent this bacteria is in vulvovaginal or urinary tract infections.
Anaerococcus vaginalis has about five strains that are resistant to typical antibiotic treatments, with three of those for tetracycline and two for erythromycin.
| Condition type | Bacteria |
|---|---|
| Affected systems | Reproductive, Integumentary |
| Sexually Transmissible | |
| Genitourinary Incidence | moderate |
| Age group affected |
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Microbial information
| Anaerobe / Aerobe | Anaerobe |
|---|---|
| Gram stain | Gram-positive |
| Best tests to detect |
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| Pathogen of |
| Commensal of (Can naturally inhabit, but not necessarily as a healthy addition) |
| Optimal growth pH | |
| Conditions correlated with |
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| Cellular adherence capacities | |
| Found in healthy vaginas | |
| Biofilm-forming capacities | |
| Cellular Morphology |
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| Microbe Motility | Non-motile |
| Colony Colour | |
| Substances Produced | |
| Sexually Transmissible |
What are the symptoms of Anaerococcus vaginalis vulvovaginal infections?
What causes Anaerococcus vaginalis vulvovaginal infections?
- No causes found for Anaerococcus vaginalis vulvovaginal infections, yet.
What are the risk factors associated with Anaerococcus vaginalis vulvovaginal infections?
- No risk factors for Anaerococcus vaginalis vulvovaginal infections, yet.
How do you diagnose Anaerococcus vaginalis vulvovaginal infections?
- No diagnoses found for Anaerococcus vaginalis vulvovaginal infections, yet.
How do you treat Anaerococcus vaginalis vulvovaginal infections?
Treatments for Anaerococcus vaginalis vulvovaginal infections are only for practitioners and people who purchased the book Killing BV and Killing BV for men.
Which treatments are likely to be ineffective for Anaerococcus vaginalis vulvovaginal infections?
What complications are associated with Anaerococcus vaginalis vulvovaginal infections?
- No complications found for Anaerococcus vaginalis vulvovaginal infections, yet.
References
Murphy, E.C. & Frick, I.M., 2013. Gram-positive anaerobic cocci - commensals and opportunistic pathogens. FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 37(4), pp.520–553, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1574-6976.12005Antibiotic susceptibilities of Gram-positive anaerobic cocci: results of a sentinel study in England and Wales, J. S. Brazier V. Hall T. E. Morris M. Gal B. I. Duerden Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Volume 52, Issue 2, 1 August 2003, Pages 224–228, https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkg316http://www.thelabrat.com/protocols/Bacterialspecies/Anaerococcusvaginalis.shtml https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/?term=Anaerococcus%20vaginalis
