title: Microbiological evaluation of female patients in STD clinics.
abstract: A total of 215 women patients attending the STD clinic were evaluated in an attempt to isolate the different microorganisms in sexually transmitted diseases (STD). Mycoplasmas (30.22%), Candida species (20.00%), Trichomonas vaginalis (wet mount study; 15.81%), beta haemolytic streptococci (13.48%), Neisseria gonorrhoeae (9.30%), Staphylococcus aureus (13.95%), inclusion bodies of Chlamydia trachomatis (11.60%) and Gram negative organisms (9.30%) were isolated from these patients. Sera of all patients screened for HBsAg by ELISA showed a carrier rate of 12.5 per cent; 29.8 per cent sera were reactive in the VDRL test at the dilutions varying from 1:4 to 1:64.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, L.T.M. Medical College, Bombay.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Iyer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deodhar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gogate
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D013588:Syphilis Serodiagnosis; D002575:Uterine Cervicitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens