title: [Incidence and clinical importance of Haemophilus vaginalis (Corynebacterium vaginalis) (author's transl)].
abstract: In 250 women aged between 16 and 55 years who came to a gynaecologist we looked for haemophilus vaginalis. In 9.6% it was possible to culture haemophilus vaginalis. The comparison of the differential vaginalis (V-)medium of Greenwood with the starch medium of Smith showed the much better resolution of the Greenwood medium. In one-half of the patients with haemophilus vaginalis there was no clinical evidence of pathogenicity of the bacterium, whereas in the other half, there was only a slight symptomatology. Haemophilus vaginalis and lactobacillus acidophilus seem to exclude each other. The strains of haemophilus vaginalis were resistant to sulfonamides, polymyxin B and aminoglycoside antibiotics.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000254:growth & development; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media
vernacular_title: Vorkommen und klinische Bedeutung von Haemophilus vaginalis (Corynebacterium vaginalis).