TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Gynecologic Infection A1 - Hoffman, Barbara L. A1 - Schorge, John O. A1 - Bradshaw, Karen D. A1 - Halvorson, Lisa M. A1 - Schaffer, Joseph I. A1 - Corton, Marlene M. PY - 2016 T2 - Williams Gynecology, 3e AB - The vaginal flora of a normal, asymptomatic reproductive-aged woman includes multiple aerobic, facultative anaerobic, and obligate anaerobic species (Table 3-1). Of these, anaerobes predominate and outnumber aerobic species approximately 10 to 1 (Bartlett, 1977). These bacteria exist in a symbiotic relationship with the host and are alterable, depending on the microenvironment. They localize where their survival needs are met and have exemption from the infection-preventing destructive capacity of the human host. The function of this vaginal bacterial colonization, however, remains unknown. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1125284645 ER -