[Gardnerella vaginalis. Frequency of its isolation from women complaining of leukorrhea].
A study was carried out on 131 vaginal swabs that were taken from 98 women who had a discharge and 33 women who were asymptomatic to determine the frequency in which Gardnerella vaginalis was discovered. This study shows that this bacteria is the only micro-organism that is found in a significantly higher number of women with nonspecific discharges (37%) than in those who have no discharge (9.1%). These results, while they do not show that Gardnerella vaginalis is the only aetiological factor in nonspecific vaginitis, do underline that it is a factor in thinking about such a syndrome and therefore it should be looked for by the laboratory and by the doctor treating patients.
D005260:Female; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006190:Haemophilus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007973:Leukorrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000382:microbiology*
Gardnerella vaginalis. Fréquence de son isolement chez la femme se plaignant de leucorrhées.