Situation on gynecological infections of the lower reproductive track among ever married women of reproductive age in Thien Phuoc district, Quang Nam province in 2004
- Author:
Nguyen Khac Minh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Infection of the lower reproductive track
- MeSH:
Genital Diseases, Female;
Epidemiology;
Women
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;0(12):69-71
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A gynecological study on 548 married women at reproductive ages living in Tien Phuoc district, Quang Nam province showed that: among them 207 women had infections of the lower congenital-urinary tract (37.77%). Pathogenic agents: 99.52% of the cases were a single agent with such as bacteria 70.53%, Candida albicans 25.12%; Trichomonas vaginalis 3.86%. There was one case of infection caused by two different agents, bacteria and Candida albicans. There were 117 cases (56.53%) with clinical lesions including: 30.91% cervicitis with glandular epithelial eversion, 21.26% purely cervicitis, 36.68% of the women had abnormal leukorrhea of which 21.90% was pus-like leukorrhea.
