The incidence of selected vaginal infections among pregnant urban blacks.
A total of 232 Black antenatal patients was assessed in a cross-sectional study and a total of 80 in a longitudinal study. Trichomonas vaginalis infection occurred almost twice as frequently as Candida albicans infection. Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection was present in 10% of patients, and mixed infections were present in 34% of patients.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D044383:Black People; D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013019:South Africa; D014247:Trichomonas Vaginitis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014626:Vaginal Smears