Bacterial Vaginosis

Preferred Label : Bacterial Vaginosis;

NCIt related terms : BV;

NCIt definition : Infection caused by bacterial overgrowth in the vagina. Most affected women are asymptomatic. When symptoms occur, they include foul-smelling vaginal discharge, vaginal itching, and burning. Risk factors include sexual activity with multiple partners and the use of vaginal douches and intrauterine devices. Up to a third of cases resolve without treatment. Antibiotic treatment is recommended when symptoms are present and for women that are pregnant at the time of infection.;

Alternative definition : NICHD: Bacterial overgrowth in the vagina that may be asymptomatic or that may cause foul-smelling vaginal discharge, vaginal itching, and burning.;

Details

Origin ID

C116973;

UMLS CUI

C0085166;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Bacterial vaginosis [PASCAL descriptor]
- Bacterial vaginosis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Bacterial vaginosis [ICD-11 More detail]
- Bacterial vaginosis [LOINC component]
- Bacterial vaginosis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Non-specific vaginitis [MedDRA LLT]
- Vaginitis bacterial [MedDRA LLT]
- Vaginitis bacterial [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Vaginitis bacterial NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- Vaginosis bacterial [MedDRA LLT]
- Vaginosis bacterial NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- bacterial vaginitis [Disease (Nov.)]
- bacterial vaginosis [SNOMED Notion]
- bacterial vaginosis [DO Concept]
- vaginosis, bacterial [MeSH Descriptor]
- vaginosis, bacterial [MeSH concept]
DO Cross reference
- bacterial vaginosis [DO Concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Female Reproductive System [NCIt concept]
- Genitourinary System [NCIt concept]
- Reproductive System [NCIt concept]
- Vagina [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Bacterial vaginosis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Bacterial vaginosis [LOINC component]
- Bacterial vaginosis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Non-specific vaginitis [MedDRA LLT]
- Vaginitis bacterial [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Vaginitis bacterial [MedDRA LLT]
- Vaginitis bacterial NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- Vaginosis bacterial [MedDRA LLT]
- Vaginosis bacterial NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- bacterial vaginitis [Disease (Nov.)]
- bacterial vaginosis [SNOMED Notion]
- bacterial vaginosis [DO Concept]
- vaginosis, bacterial [MeSH Descriptor]
- vaginosis, bacterial [MeSH concept]
Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- vaginitis [MedlinePlus Topic]
concept_is_in_subset
- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Terminology [NCIt concept]
disease_has_primary_anatomic_site
- Female Reproductive System [NCIt concept]
- Genitourinary System [NCIt concept]
- Reproductive System [NCIt concept]

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