ArticleIndian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS
Validation of vaginal discharge syndrome among pregnant women attending obstetrics clinic, in the tertiary hospital of Western India.
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- Screening for subclinical genital herpes in pregnant females - A neglected practice.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- The Impact of Syndromic Management of Vaginal Discharge Syndrome on Adverse Birth Outcomes in Botswana.Open forum infectious diseases · 2021Article
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- Utility of Laboratory Diagnosis for Confirmation of the Syndromic Case Management in Married Indian Women with Vaginal Discharge.International journal of health sciences · 2016Article
- Efficacy of syndromic management measured as symptomatic improvement in females with vaginal discharge syndrome.Indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDSArticle
- Etiology of Vaginal/Cervical Discharge Syndrome: Analysis of Data from a Referral Laboratory in Eastern India.Indian journal of dermatologyArticle
- Lower genital tract infections between 18 and 24 weeks of pregnancy and its association with adverse pregnancy outcome.Indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDSArticle
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Abstract
introductionSexually transmitted infections (STIs) are major public health problem. The laboratory tests for diagnosing STI are often unavailable or too expensive. Therefore, World Health Organization has recommended a syndromic approach for diagnosis and management of STI/reproductive tract infections (RTIs). Very few studies so far had evaluated effectiveness of the syndromic approach in diagnosing STI/RTIs in pregnancy. AIMS AND
objectivesValidation of syndromic management for vaginal discharge syndrome in pregnancy. MATERIALS AND
methodsA cross-sectional study was carried out which included 233 pregnant females attending obstetric clinic. They were subjected to clinical examination, vaginal swab collection, and serological tests.
resultsA total of 183 (78.54%) pregnant females had vaginal discharge on clinical examination and Candida albicans was the most common clinical diagnosis among them. Of 183 cases diagnosed clinically as vaginal discharge syndrome, 38 (20.7%) were tested positive in laboratory investigations. Out of 50 clinically negative cases, 9 (18%) were detected positive for one of the STIs on laboratory testing.
conclusionSyndromic approach for management of vaginal discharge syndrome resulted in over-treatment of 78% (false positive) and under-diagnosis of 19.1% (false negative) pregnant females. Hence, integration of antenatal screening services in the form of laboratory tests for vaginal discharge is recommended.
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