title: [Puberty changes and various aspects of cervicovaginal infection].
abstract: The changes seen during puberty tend to modify genital anatomical, biochemical, immunological and microbiological conditions, which when associated to epidemiological factors, determine the participation of different infectious agents in pre-puberty women and women going through puberty. It is convenient to be aware of the biological variations which occur in these ages since it aids the clinician in the diagnosis and treatment of pathological vaginal secretions of girls and adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Materno Infantil Inguarán, Servicio de Salud, México, D.F.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fernández-Paredes
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sumano-Avendaño
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002648:Child; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011627:Puberty / Q000502:physiology; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D014621:Vagina / Q000166:cytology; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*
vernacular_title: Cambios puberales y algunos aspectos de la infección cervicovaginal.