Bacterial Vaginosis in a District Genitourinary Medicine Department: Significance of Vaginal Microbiology and Anaerobes
| Autor: | E Curless, D Mandal, S A Saidi |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Vaginal discharge
Dermatology medicine.disease_cause Microbiology law.invention Bacteria Anaerobic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Gardnerella law medicine Humans Gardnerella vaginalis Pharmacology (medical) 030212 general & internal medicine 030505 public health Vaginal flora business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Vaginosis Bacterial medicine.disease Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Gram staining Vagina Female Bacterial vaginosis medicine.symptom 0305 other medical science Clue cell business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of STD & AIDS. 5:405-408 |
| ISSN: | 1758-1052 0956-4624 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/095646249400500605 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to correlate the significance of vaginal microbiology, in particular its anaerobic component, to the presence of bacterial vaginosis (BV), and to review the clinical criteria used in the diagnosis of this condition. Ninety-two female patients who received routine STD screening were studied. After routine history, presence and character of vaginal discharge and vaginal pH were noted, an amine test performed, and a wet stain observed microscopically. Routine Gram stain smears and cultures were prepared. BV was diagnosed clinically in 28 (30%) of our sample, and Gardnerella vaginalis was cultured in 41 patients (45%). Both clue cells and anaerobes were closely associated with each other and both mutually exclusive with the presence of lactobacilli on Gram stain ( P |
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