title: Post-menopausal vaginitis.
abstract: The organisms cultured from the vaginal swabs of 383 women over 50 years old with vaginal discharge were compared with those from 148 normal women of similar age attending a cytology clinic. The only significant difference was that yeasts were found in 20% and 6% of the two groups of women, respectively. It is therefore concluded that in post-menopausal women with vaginal discharge, the main microbiological requirement is for the diagnosis and treatment of yeast infection.
mesh_terms: D001439:Bacteroides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D015003:Yeasts / Q000302:isolation & purification*