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Genital tract infections among pregnant women | ||
| Magazine of Al-Kufa University for Biology | ||
| Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 207-212 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| One hundred fifty six high vaginal swabs were collected from 126 pregnant women and 30 non-pregnant women . Isolation and identification of microorganisms based on standard bacteriology and biochemical procedure. The results showed that 37.3% , 28.5% , 5.5% , and 6.3% of pregnant women had bacterial , Candida albicane , Trichomonas vaginalis and Garderella vaginalis infections respectively. Which are higher than their counterpart in non-pregnant women. As well as presence of vaginal discharge , case history of abortion and intrauterine contraceptive device insertion were positively correlated with increase infection rates. Routine vaginal swab examination should be introduce as mandatory procedure for all pregnant women, particularly those under certain risk factors at antenatal health care centers. | ||
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