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MICROBIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF CLINICALLY DIAGNOSED VAGINOSIS IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Journal: International Journal of Advanced Research (Vol.12, No. 11)

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Page : 1345-1352

Keywords : Bacterial Vaginosis Nugents Score Aerobic Vaginosis Candidiasis Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing;

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Abstract

Introduction: The Normally vaginal flora contains Lactobacillus more in numbers and Gardnerellavaginalis in low numbers. When Gardnerellavaginalisis outnumbered, it causes a condition called bacterial vaginosis. Lactobacillus species maintains the acidic pH of the adult vagina protecting from various infections. In pre-pubertal and postmenopausal vagina, lactobacilli are scanty, which predisposesto many infections.

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