TY - JOUR AU - Türkçüoğlu, Ilgın AU - Engin Üstün, Yaprak AU - Üstün, Yusuf AU - Yetkin, Gülay PY - 2008/12/27 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Retrospective Analysis of Culture Results of Cases with Acute Vulvovaginitis: University Experience JF - Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine JA - Gynecol Obstet Reprod Med VL - 14 IS - 3 SE - Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology DO - UR - https://www.gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/467 SP - 179-181 AB - <p>OBJECTIVE: To analyse the results of the vaginal cultures and find out the prevalence of pathogens in patients with acute vulvovaginitis, retrospectively.<br />STUDY DESIGN: Vaginal cultures results of patients with the diagnosis of acute vulvovaginitis were analyzed retrospectively between June 2005 and January 2006.<br />RESULTS: Totally 241 patients were included in the study within 6 months time period. Mean age of patients was 30,63±6,87 changing between 19 and 57 years. While there was no pathogen detected in 18,3% (44/241) of vaginal cultures, various pathogens growed in 81,7% (197/241) of cultures. Normal vaginal flora was detected in 70,6% (139/197) of cultures with growth. The second most common<br />pathogen was Candida subspecies with a rate of 14,2% (28/197). Other pathogens were Candida albicans, E.coli, Gardnerella vajinalis, Klebsiella pneumonia, Candida subspecies and Klebsiella, Candida albicans and Klebsiella, Candida albicans and Gardnerella vajinalis with a rate of %7,1 (14/197), %4,1 (8/197), %2 (4/197), %0,5 (1/197), %0,5 (1/197), %0,5 (1/197) and %0,5 (1/197) respectively.<br />CONCLUSION: The most frequent pathogen detected in culture of patients with acute vulvovaginitis was candida subspecies in our clinic.</p> ER -