title: [Etiology of vulvovaginitis in childhood].
abstract: A prospective study on the causal microorganism of vulvovaginitis was done to 100 ambulatory patients seen at a pediatric gynecology unit of a metropolitan hospital at Santiago, Chile, from november 1988 throughout july 1989. Samples of vaginal discharge were taken from each patient and studied for bacteria, fungi and trichomonas. Search of pinworms was also done in 55 patients by the transparent adhesive tape test. It was possible to confirm the etiology of vulvovaginitis in 81 cases. Bacteria were isolated in 68 of them, fungi in 4, Trichomonas vaginalis in one patient and pinworms in 8.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Ginecología Infantil, Hospital Luis Calvo Mackenna.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Romero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rivas
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Siri
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Córdova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014848:Vulvovaginitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology
vernacular_title: Etiología de la vulvovaginitis en la edad pediátrica.