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A cross-sectional study on the relationship of age, gestational age and HIV infection to bacterial vaginosis and genital mycoplasma infection.
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- Infectious vaginitis among women seeking reproductive health services at a sexual and reproductive health facility in Kampala, Uganda.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- High incidence of asymptomatic genital tract infections in pregnancy in adolescent girls and young women: need for repeat aetiological screening.Sexually transmitted infections · 2023Article
- The prevalence of Mycoplasma hominis in Outpatients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in East India.Cureus · 2022Article
- Bacterial Vaginosis and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Harar City, Eastern Ethiopia.Infection and drug resistance · 2022Article
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- Characterizations of Bacterial Vaginosis among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Women in Rural Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.International journal of microbiology · 2021Article
- Potential of Maintaining a Healthy Vaginal Environment by TwoBioMed research international · 2018Article
- Prevalence of genital mycoplasma in patients with genital tract infection attending a tertiary care hospital in South India.Indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDSArticle
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Abstract
objectivesPregnant women are especially at risk of developing complications when infected with reproductive tract infections (RTIs). The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and genital mycoplasmas in pregnant women and investigate the associations between BV, genital mycoplasmas, HIV infection, age and gestational age.
designCross-sectional study with descriptive and analytical components.
settingAntenatal clinic of a tertiary academic hospital in South Africa.
participants220 pregnant women older than 18 were included in the study and provided self-collected vaginal swabs. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOMES: BV and genital mycoplasma colonisation and/or infection in women of differing age, gestational period and HIV status.
resultsThe prevalence of BV was 17.7% (39/220) (95% CI 12.9 to 23.4), intermediate vaginal flora (IVF) 15% (33/220) (95% CI 10.56 to 20.42), and the overall prevalence of genital mycoplasmas was 84% (185/220) (95% CI 78.47 to 88.58). BV was significantly associated with HIV infection with an OR of 2.84 (95% CI 1.08 to 7.46 and p value=0.034). However, BV was inversely associated with gestational age with an OR of 0.08 (95% CI 0.01 to 0.42 and p value=0.003) for second trimester pregnancies and an OR of 0.03 (95% CI 0.01 to 0.17 and p value<0.001) for third trimester pregnancies using the first trimester as reference. IVF was significantly associated with HIV infection with an OR of 2.7 (95% CI 1.07 to 6.79 and p value=0.035) but not with age or gestational age. Genital mycoplasmas were not significantly associated with age, gestational age, HIV status, BV flora or IVF.
conclusionsThe high infection rate of genital mycoplasmas and the association of BV with HIV found in this study reiterate the importance of screening for these RTIs in high-risk groups such as pregnant women.
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