title: [Some specific features of vaginal microflora depending on ecological factors].
abstract: In 75 female residents of Vladikavkaz, aged 18-45 years, who had applied to the gynecological department with complaints of vaginal discharge, the qualitative and quantitative composition of vaginal microflora was studied. All these women were divided into 2 groups: group 1 including 38 women living in ecologically unfavorable districts of the city and group 2 including 37 women living under ecologically favorable conditions. The relationship between the ecological situation of the districts of residence and vaginal microflora in women of the reproductive age was established. Unfavorable exogenous factors were found to lead to the development of vaginal dysbacteriosis: a sharp decrease in the amount of lactoflora or its complete absence accompanied by increased amount of staphylococci, enterococci, Escherichia coli, Proteus, Klebsiella and yeast-like fungi of the genus Candida.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Medico-Biological Problems, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Vladikavkaz, Russia.
authors.forename: L Ia
authors.initials: LIa
authors.lastname: Plakhtiĭ
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Ryndina
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Dzhigkaeva
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Kisieva
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Chertkoeva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004463:Ecology; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007777:Lactobacillaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008875:Middle Aged; D011511:Proteus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D040141:Staphylococcaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology*; D019522:Vaginal Discharge / Q000382:microbiology