TITLE:
Genital Infection by Gardnerella vaginalis and Candida spp. among Women in Nova Iguacu City, Rio de Janeiro Province, Brazil
AUTHORS:
Pedro Henrique Siqueira Lopes, Victoria Luiza Pacini, Antonio Neres Norberg
KEYWORDS:
Gardnerella vaginalis, Candidiasis, Vulvovaginitis
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.4 No.3,
March
6,
2017
ABSTRACT: Vaginitis is the most
common infectious disease diagnosed among women attended at gynecological
outpatient clinics in the Primary Care Service. The aim of this research is to
investigate the incidence of vaginitis caused by Gardnerella vaginalis and Candida spp. in
women attended at the gynecological outpatient clinic of Dr. Vanderlei Pacini
Gynecological Clinic in the city of Nova Iguacu, Rio de Janeiro Province. The
studied population consisted of 386 women. For the sample of the vaginal
secretion, we use disposable speculum and sterile swabs were used. Material was
removed from lateral vaginal walls and recto-uterine pouch. Two slides were
prepared and sent to clinical pathology and histocytopathology laboratories.
The preparations were stained with Gram and Papanicolaou staining methods, and
examined under a light microscope with a 1000× magnification. Among the 386 examined women, 82 (21.24%) cases of infection by
one of the investigated microorganisms were diagnosed: 60 of Gardnerela vaginalis (CP = 15.54%) and
22 of Candida spp. (CP = 5.44%).
Infections and complications caused by G.
vaginalis and Candida spp.
constitute a serious health problem for women, which should carry out periodic
examinations to safeguard gynecological health.