Uso de probióticos en las vaginosis bacterianas / Use of probiotics in bacterial vaginosis

Introducción. La vaginosis bacteriana (VB) es una alteración de la microbiota vaginal por sobrecrecimiento bacteriano de los microorganismos habituales que produce síntomas de malestar vaginal, aumento de flujo vaginal maloliente, etc. Está en entredicho el papel de los probióticos en estas situaciones, aunque se ha visto en la práctica clínica que mejoran las tasas de recurrencias. Se presenta una revisión bibliográfica sobre la VB para valorar la efectividad del uso de probióticos como tratamiento adyuvante en VB. Método. Revisión en PubMed, Cochrane y SCOPUS de los últimos 5 años de las publicaciones que utilicen probióticos para el tratamiento de mujeres diagnosticadas de VB. Resultados. Se analizaron 10 artículos que hacen referencia al uso de probióticos en adición con tratamientos antibióticos. Conclusiones. Todos los artículos concluyen que el uso de probióticos es beneficioso en los casos de VB en adición a los tratamientos convencionales. No obstante, las conclusiones no son categóricas porque hay gran variedad de estudios y probióticos utilizados (AU)

Introduction. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a change in the vaginal microbiota due to bacterial overgrowth of normal microorganisms, which produces symptoms of vaginal discomfort, increased malodorous vaginal discharge, etc. Although they been seen to improve recurrence rates in clinical practice, the role of probiotics is questioned in these situations. A literature review on BV is presented in order to evaluate the effectiveness of using probiotics as adjuvant therapy in BV. Method. PubMed, Cochrane and SCOPUS review of the last 5 years publications using probiotics to treat women diagnosed with BV. Results. An analysis was performed on the 10 items that refer to the use of probiotics in addition to antibiotic treatments. Conclusions. All items conclude that the use of probiotics is beneficial in cases of BV in addition to conventional treatments. However, the conclusions are not categorical due to there being a wide variety of studies and probiotics used (AU)

[Use of probiotics in bacterial vaginosis]. / Uso de probióticos en las vaginosis bacterianas.

INTRODUCTION: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a change in the vaginal microbiota due to bacterial overgrowth of normal microorganisms, which produces symptoms of vaginal discomfort, increased malodorous vaginal discharge, etc. Although they been seen to improve recurrence rates in clinical practice, the role of probiotics is questioned in these situations. A literature review on BV is presented in order to evaluate the effectiveness of using probiotics as adjuvant therapy in BV. METHOD: PubMed, Cochrane and SCOPUS review of the last 5 years publications using probiotics to treat women diagnosed with BV. RESULTS: An analysis was performed on the 10 items that refer to the use of probiotics in addition to antibiotic treatments. CONCLUSIONS: All items conclude that the use of probiotics is beneficial in cases of BV in addition to conventional treatments. However, the conclusions are not categorical due to there being a wide variety of studies and probiotics used.

El medio rural: una visión mirando al futuro (II) / The rural world: a forward-looking view (and II)

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