title: Bacterial flora of the parturient vagina--implications for neonatal sepsis.
abstract: A bacteriological study of vaginal swabs taken from 78 parturient women at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (L.U.T.H.) is presented. 26.83% of the vaginal cultures were sterile. The most frequently isolated bacteria were Staphylococcus spp. 21.4%, followed by beta hemolytic streptococci 16.65%, of which approximately a half belonged to Lancefield group B. Escherichia coli was isolated in 11.1% of the cases. The implications for neonatal and puerperal sepsis are discussed.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011645:Puerperal Infection / Q000382:microbiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology*