PMID: 8948921Jan 1, 1996Paper

Prevalence of bacterial vaginitis and vaginosis: association with clinical and laboratory features, and treatment

Ginecología y obstetricia de México
L R RiveraC J Gonzalez

Abstract

This was a cross-sectional study meant to determine the prevalence of vaginitis and bacterial vaginosis among open population females from Cuernavaca City. The relationship between clinical manifestations, laboratory diagnosis and response to therapy were evaluated as well. A group of 405 sexually active women were enrolled between January and July, 1994. The patients were attending the City Hospital for a regular gynecological consultation, upon their informed consent, they answered a specifically designed questionnaire and had a vaginal secretion sampling. Cotton swabs containing such secretions were employed to measure pH, estimate amines production (fishy odor) and perform both direct microscopic examination and Gram stained smears, which allowed the recognition of yeasts, Trichomonas vaginalis, "clue" cells and normal microflora. Treatments were clotrimazole for candidiasis and metronidazole for trichomoniasis and bacterial vaginosis. Data obtained were analyzed with statistical programs SPSS/PC and EGRET. Overall, 193 out of 405 women (47.7%) had some genital infection; most frequent was candidiasis with a prevalence of 105/405 (26%), bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis were present in 67/405 (16.5%) and 7/405 (1.7%) o...Continue Reading

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