title: [Incidence and significance of pathogen detection in Douglas fluid in non-inflammatory genital diseases].
abstract: Between 1976 and 1986 the secretions from the pouch of Douglas of 1,219 patients with non-inflammatory genital diseases were microbiologically studied. Microorganisms were detected in 3.4%. In the majority of cases they were physiological skin organisms, with a count of less than 10 per ml of Douglas fluid. These findings support the view, that secondary contamination of the specimens occurred during removal, transportation, or laboratory processing.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Frauenklinik Tübingen.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Decker
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hoyme
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Hirsch
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004312:Douglas' Pouch / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Häufigkeit und Bedeutung des Keimnachweises in der Douglasflüssigkeit bei nichtentzündlichen Genitalerkrankungen.