[Vaginal infections in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women].
OBJECTIVE
to compare the frequency of vulvovaginitis in women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with the frequency in non-infected women.


METHODS
a transversal study including 64 HIV infected women and 76 non-infected ones. The frequencies of bacterial vaginosis, candidiasis and trichomoniasis, diagnosed by Amsel's criteria, culture and fresh exam, respectively, were calculated. Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test and multiple regressions to verify the independence of associations were used to analyze the data.


RESULTS
the vaginal infection was more prevalent in HIV infected patients, as compared to the control group (59.4 versus 28.9%, p<0,001; Odds Ratio=2.7, IC95%=1.33-5.83, p=0.007). Bacterial vaginosis occurred in 26.6% of the positive-HIV women; vaginal candidiasis, in 29.7% and trichomoniasis, in 12.5% of them. All the infections were significantly more frequent in the group of HIV infected women (p=0.04, 0.02 e 0.04, respectively).


CONCLUSIONS
vulvovaginitis is more frequent in HIV infected women.
Oliveira
Paula Matos
PM
Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicina e Saúde, Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
Mascarenhas
Rita Elizabeth
RE
Ferrer
Suzana Ramos
SR
Oliveira
Rone Peterson Cerqueira
RP
Travessa
Iane Erica Marques
IE
Gomes
Marques Vinícius de Castro
MV
Grassi
Maria Fernanda Rios
MF
D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D014848:Vulvovaginitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*