Microbial flora of women with chronic cervicitis.
J Indian Med Assoc
;
2000 Jul; 98(7): 384-6
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-104378
ABSTRACT
The present study comprised 50 patients of chronic cervicitis attending gynaecological clinic of Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh. The aim of the study was to isolate some of the common sexually transmitted disease (STD) pathogens in chronic cervicitis. Cervical swabs were taken from the patients. The swabs were analysed by various microbiological techniques. Most (78%) of the patients harboured infection, no growth of any organism was found in 22% cases. Ureaplasma urealyticum was the predominant organism isolated in 56% of cases. It was isolated singly in 38% of cases. Various other organisms isolated singly were Chlamydia trachomatis in 2% of cases, candida species in 2% of cases, Staphylococcus epidemidis in 4% of cases, lactobacillus in 4% of cases, and Staphylococcus aureus in 2% of cases. Multiple organisms were isolated in 26% of cases.
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Assunto principal:
Prognóstico
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Contagem de Colônia Microbiana
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Cervicite Uterina
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Doença Crônica
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Medição de Risco
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Adulto
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Bactérias Gram-Negativas
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Bactérias Gram-Positivas
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Indian Med Assoc
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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