Vaginal Infections' Etiologies in South-Eastern Gabon - An Overview.

aerobic vaginitis bacterial vaginosis trichomonal vaginitis vaginitis vulvovaginal candidiasis

Journal

International journal of women's health
ISSN: 1179-1411
Titre abrégé: Int J Womens Health
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 101531698

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2022
Historique:
received: 23 11 2021
accepted: 23 02 2022
entrez: 19 4 2022
pubmed: 20 4 2022
medline: 20 4 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Discomfort in women of childbearing age associated with vaginal infections, namely bacterial vaginosis (BV), aerobic vaginitis (AV), vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), and trichomoniasis (TV), represent a serious and ongoing gynecological complication throughout the world. This study aimed to investigate the etiologies of vaginal infections among outpatients in south-eastern Gabon. A cross-sectional study was designed using participants referred directly by their treating doctor for a vaginal swab. Socio-demographic data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Microscopic examinations were used for TV and BV diagnostic. All vaginal swabs were cultured for AV and VVC isolates using standard microbiology methods. A total of 573 women of reproductive age participated in the study. The most common identified vaginal infections were BV (62.8%) and AV (51.1%) followed by VVC (34.1%). No significant difference was observed for each etiology compared to socio-demographic data. Also that simultaneous AV-BV-VVC represented 69 (25.3%) of mixed infections. Molecular analyses would be needed to identify the key species commonly associated with these vaginal infections.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35437354
doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S349754
pii: 349754
pmc: PMC9013257
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

505-515

Informations de copyright

© 2022 Bignoumba et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Auteurs

Michelle Bignoumba (M)

Medical Analysis Research Unit (URAM)/Bacteriology, International Center for Medical Research (CIRMF), Franceville, BP 769, Gabon.
Doctoral School of Science and Technology, Masuku University of Science and Technology (USTM), Franceville, BP 067, Gabon.

Kelly H Mbombe Moghoa (KH)

Medical Analysis Research Unit (URAM)/Bacteriology, International Center for Medical Research (CIRMF), Franceville, BP 769, Gabon.
Central African Regional Doctoral School in Tropical Infectiology (ECODRAC), Masuku University of Science and Technology (USTM), Franceville, BP 876, Gabon.

Jean Ulrich Muandze-Nzambe (JU)

Medical Analysis Research Unit (URAM)/Bacteriology, International Center for Medical Research (CIRMF), Franceville, BP 769, Gabon.
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Applied Immunology (LABIA), Department de Biochimie-Microbiologie, Joseph KI-ZERBO University, Ouagadougou 03, 03 BP 7021, Burkina Faso.

Roland Fabrice Kassa Kassa (RF)

Medical Analysis Research Unit (URAM)/Bacteriology, International Center for Medical Research (CIRMF), Franceville, BP 769, Gabon.

Yann Mouanga Ndzime (Y)

Medical Analysis Research Unit (URAM)/Bacteriology, International Center for Medical Research (CIRMF), Franceville, BP 769, Gabon.

Amahani Gafou (A)

Medical Analysis Research Unit (URAM)/Bacteriology, International Center for Medical Research (CIRMF), Franceville, BP 769, Gabon.

Neil Michel Longo Pendy (NM)

Central African Regional Doctoral School in Tropical Infectiology (ECODRAC), Masuku University of Science and Technology (USTM), Franceville, BP 876, Gabon.

Richard Onanga (R)

Medical Analysis Research Unit (URAM)/Bacteriology, International Center for Medical Research (CIRMF), Franceville, BP 769, Gabon.

Brice Serge Kumulungui (BS)

Medical Analysis Research Unit (URAM)/Bacteriology, International Center for Medical Research (CIRMF), Franceville, BP 769, Gabon.
Doctoral School of Science and Technology, Masuku University of Science and Technology (USTM), Franceville, BP 067, Gabon.

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