title: [The microbial etiology of genital discharges in Nouakchott, Mauritania].
abstract: The survey carried on 579 patients of both sexes, consulting for genital discharges (spontaneous or referred), showed that in 61.1% men cases, STD agents were isolated (Neisseria gonorrhoeae 51.5%) and 64.4% in women cases (Gardnerella vaginalis 24%, Candida albicans 20%. Trichomonas vaginalis 14%). 17% of Neisseria gonorrhoeae strains were penicillinase-producing (PPNG).
authors.affiliation: Service des laboratoires, Centre hospitalier national, Nouakchott, Mauritanie.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Lô
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Philippon
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cunin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meynard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tandia-Diagana
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002181:Candidiasis, Vulvovaginal / Q000175:diagnosis; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005260:Female; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008435:Mauritania; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010405:Penicillinase / Q000096:biosynthesis; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D014247:Trichomonas Vaginitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014623:Vaginal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D010405:Penicillinase