Microbiology of vaginal discharge in Nairobi, Kenya

Br J Vener Dis. 1983 Jun;59(3):186-8. doi: 10.1136/sti.59.3.186.

Abstract

Among women attending a sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic in Nairobi with vaginal discharge, Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis were isolated from the cervix in 32 (26%) of 122 and four (7%) of 58 women respectively. Infection with Trichomonas vaginalis, Candida albicans, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Mycoplasma spp were diagnosed in 42 of 122 (34%), 26 of 110 (24%), 75 of 100 (75%), and 42 of 89 (47%) women respectively. Mixed infections with at least two pathogens were found in 23 (26%) of 89 women examined for all microorganisms. Infection with N gonorrhoeae was significantly associated with abdominal pain.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Candida albicans / isolation & purification
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification
  • Female
  • Gardnerella vaginalis / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Kenya
  • Mycoplasma / isolation & purification
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification
  • Trichomonas vaginalis / isolation & purification
  • Vaginitis / microbiology*