role of gardnerella vaginalis in non specific vaginitis

ABSTRACT

The presence of Gardenella vaginalis [GV] in the vagina of 50 women suffering from non specific vaginitis [NSV] was studied. The isolation rate of this organism was 86%. A wide variety of both aerobic and anaerobic organisms were recoered in association with G. Direct Gram stained smears reealed the presence of clue cells in 88% of cases. Amine test was positive in 70% of cases. Metronidazol [flagyl] 250 mg orally t.i.d. for seen days was given for 50% of studied cases, the other 50% of cases were given the preious treatment in combination with lactobacillus acidophilus, oestriol and progestrone [trophigil] intravaginally two times daily for seven days also. Two weeks later GV was recovered from 3 cases from the first group and from two cases from the second group