[Importance of microbial test for vaginal secretion from a pregnant women].
As part of prenatal care, vaginal gram-stained smear was evaluated on 318 pregnant women at our hospital. Nugent's scoring was done by Gram staining, and in comparison with normal score group and high score group, the incidence of perinatal abnormalities was higher to the latter group. Therefore, routine examination of vaginal gram-stained smear is recommended in pregnant woman.
Department of Central Clinical Laboratory, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
Mayumi
M
Togashi
Setsuko
S
Tazawa
Kazumi
K
Taguchi
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D005260:Female; D005840:Gentian Violet; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010619:Phenazines; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000382:microbiology; D011295:Prenatal Care; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D016585:Vaginosis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology
C035863:Gram's stain; D010619:Phenazines; D005840:Gentian Violet