Lower urinary tract symptoms and female genital tract infection

ABSTRACT

Fifty female patients with lower urinary tract symptoms with symptoms of genital infection were studied bacteriologically and vaginal and cervical swabs were examined. 36.4% had monilial vaginitis and monilial cevicitis in 27.37% Mixed monilial and trichomonoas vagintis in 22.7% and trichomonoas vaginitis in 13.6%. Fifty six per cent had significant bacteriurea with E. Coli infection in 89.3%. Forty four per cent had pyuria but insignificant bacteriuria. In the latter group 86% had positive vaginal swabs and no growth in 14%, cervical swabs were positive in 22%. The aetiology of lower urinary symptoms is discussed