Clinico-microbiological profile of women with vaginal discharge in a tertiary care hospital of northern India .
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2012-07
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Background: The complaint of vaginal discharge is very common, particularly in south East Asia.
An accurate diagnosis is recommended, based on knowledge of the epidemiology of lower genital
tract infections, consistent application of laboratory tests and, where needed, microbiological.
Objective: To find out socio-demographic variables associated with the complaint of vaginal
discharge, to study the microbiological profile of women presenting with complain of vaginal
discharge and characteristic of discharge.
Materials and Methods: The present cross sectional study was conducted in one of the tertiary
care hospital of Bareilly district. The respondent were the female in reproductive age group (15-
49yrs) attending Obstetrics & Gynaecology OPD with history of vaginal discharge. Vaginal swabs
were collected from women with history of discharge and sent to microbiology department in Amie’s
medium. Analysis of Variance test was applied as a test of significance.
Results: A total of 270 women with vaginal discharge were studied. Bacterial vaginosis was the
commonest disorder seen (36.68%). Effect of age on Candida infection, literacy status on Candida,
Bacterial vaginosis and Pseudomonas infection and marital status on Klebsiella infection was found
to be statistically significant. Vaginal discharge was found to be excessive (87.8%), continuous
(64.8%) and foul smelling (60.4%) in majority of women. Consistency of discharge was told to be
Curdy (44.4%), Mucopurulent (22.2%) and thin (33.3%).
Conclusion: There is need for creating community awareness about health care facilities and
instills self concern in women for their own health needs.
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Vaginal Discharge, Microbiology, India, Reproductive Health
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Chaudhary Varsha, Prakesh Ved, Agarwal Kiran, Agrawal Vijender Kumar, Singh Arun, Pandey Sachin. Clinico-microbiological profile of women with vaginal discharge in a tertiary care hospital of northern India . International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health. 2012 ; 1(2): 75-80.