title: [Clinical and microbiological evaluation of bacterial vaginosis in women in a hospital from Rio Cuarto, Argentina].
abstract: One hundred and seventy nine women of discharge vaginal were studied. Endocervical and exocervical samples were obtained. The vaginal fluids samples were processed by the following tests: pH, fishy odor, clue cells observation was done by Gram reaction. Gardnerella vaginalis was identified through biochemical tests. G. vaginalis (23.4%), C. albicans (21.8%), T. vaginalis (14.5%), N. gonorrhoeae (5.5%) and C. trachomatis (11.7%), were found in 42 women. A 7.1% of forms compatible with Mobiluncus spp. were observed by direct Gram. The relation between isolation of G. vaginalis and the presence of clue cells was 95.2%. There was a sensitivity of 95.2%, 100% specificity and a predictive positive value of 100%.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Microbiología, U.N.R.C., Hospital Central de Río Cuarto, Argentina.
authors.forename: I L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Barberis
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Pájaro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Godino
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pascual
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Albesa
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Evaluación clínica y microbiológica de vaginosis bacteriana en mujeres de un hospital de Río Cuarto, Argentina.