[Frequency of vaginal infections in pregnant women in the Department of Perinatology and Gynaecology in Zabrze]

Ginekol Pol. 2004 Dec;75(12):932-6.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

Objectives: The analysis of vaginal infections in pregnant women admitted to the Department of Perinatology and Gynaecology in Zabrze, from January 2001 to September 2003.

Materials and methods: They were screened for BV, candidiasis and trichomoniasis. 450 pregnant women (the age of pregnancy 25 +/- 9 weeks gestation) were examined for the presence of these microorganisms in the vagina. Diagnosis was based on symptoms, pH measurement and microscopic examination of the vaginal discharge.

Conclusions: The most common vaginal infection was candidiasis--188 (42%), 86 (19 %) women had BV, 17 (4%) Trichomonas vaginalis and 159 (35%) patients had normal vaginal flora.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / diagnosis
  • Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Poland / epidemiology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology*
  • Pregnancy Trimester, First
  • Prenatal Care / standards*
  • Risk Factors
  • Trichomonas Vaginitis / diagnosis
  • Trichomonas Vaginitis / epidemiology*
  • Vagina / microbiology
  • Vagina / parasitology
  • Vaginal Discharge / microbiology
  • Vaginal Discharge / parasitology
  • Vaginal Smears / standards
  • Vaginosis, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Vaginosis, Bacterial / epidemiology*