Prevalence of Pathogenic Bacteria, Candida and Trichomonas Vaginalis among Women Referring for Papsmear in Yazd, Iran. (2015-2016)

Danesh , Farzaneh; Ayatollahi , Jamshid; Arya , Mohammad Javad; Behnaz, Fatemeh; Danesh, Fatemeh

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Danesh F, Ayatollahi J, Arya M J, Behnaz F, Danesh F. Prevalence of Pathogenic Bacteria, Candida and Trichomonas Vaginalis among Women Referring for Papsmear in Yazd, Iran. (2015-2016). JSSU 2017; 25 (6) :436-443
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Prevalence of Pathogenic Bacteria, Candida and Trichomonas Vaginalis among Women Referring for Papsmear in Yazd, Iran. (2015-2016)

Farzaneh Danesh ^*

, Jamshid Ayatollahi

, Mohammad Javad Arya

, Fatemeh Behnaz

, Fatemeh Danesh

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Prevalence of pathogenic bacteria, Candida and Trichomonas vaginalis among women referring for pap smear in Yazd, Iran.(2015-2016)
Abstract
Background: In this study the prevalence of vaginitis caused by bacterial pathogen, Candida and Trichomonas vaginalis was investigated in women referring for pap smear to Sina lab in Yazd , 2015-2016.
Materials and methods: This study was conducted on 588 women who referred for pap smear to Sina lab in Iran during march 2015-septamber2016. Cervical and vaginal samples was obtained and examined by the Papaniocolaou Test . And the prevalence of bacterial,candida and trichomonas was determined.
Results: The overall prevalence of vaginitis was 32 percent(189 cases). The age of infected individual was 37.24+_9.9 years. Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis 29%(172 cases), candida 4.25%(25 cases) and trichomonas was .34%(2 cases).
Conclusion: This study showed a high prevalence of bacterial vaginosis and a low prevalence of trichomonas vaginalis. Due to adverse outcomes of disease , there is a great need for public education regarding implementation of personal hygienic measures and prevention of inappropriate sexual contacts.

Keywords: Bacterial Vaginosis, Ttrichomonas Vaginalis, Candida

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Type of Study: Original article | Subject: Infectious Diseases
Received: 2017/01/7 | Accepted: 2017/06/3 | Published: 2017/10/17

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