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ArticleInternational journal of women's health2022

Vaginal Infections' Etiologies in South-Eastern Gabon - An Overview.

Michelle Bignoumba, Kelly H Mbombe Moghoa, Jean Ulrich Muandze-Nzambe, Roland Fabrice Kassa Kassa, Yann Mouanga Ndzime, Amahani Gafou, Neil Michel Longo Pendy, Richard Onanga, Brice Serge Kumulungui

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Article in International journal of women's health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Michelle BignoumbaMedical Analysis Research Unit (URAM)/Bacteriology, International Center for Medical Research (CIRMF), Franceville, BP 769, Gabon.ORCID 0000-0003-0031-3114
Kelly H Mbombe MoghoaMedical Analysis Research Unit (URAM)/Bacteriology, International Center for Medical Research (CIRMF), Franceville, BP 769, Gabon.
Jean Ulrich Muandze-NzambeMedical Analysis Research Unit (URAM)/Bacteriology, International Center for Medical Research (CIRMF), Franceville, BP 769, Gabon.ORCID 0000-0001-6834-8044
Roland Fabrice Kassa KassaMedical Analysis Research Unit (URAM)/Bacteriology, International Center for Medical Research (CIRMF), Franceville, BP 769, Gabon.
Yann Mouanga NdzimeMedical Analysis Research Unit (URAM)/Bacteriology, International Center for Medical Research (CIRMF), Franceville, BP 769, Gabon.
Amahani GafouMedical Analysis Research Unit (URAM)/Bacteriology, International Center for Medical Research (CIRMF), Franceville, BP 769, Gabon.
Neil Michel Longo PendyCentral African Regional Doctoral School in Tropical Infectiology (ECODRAC), Masuku University of Science and Technology (USTM), Franceville, BP 876, Gabon.
Richard OnangaMedical Analysis Research Unit (URAM)/Bacteriology, International Center for Medical Research (CIRMF), Franceville, BP 769, Gabon.ORCID 0000-0002-0461-4670
Brice Serge KumulunguiMedical Analysis Research Unit (URAM)/Bacteriology, International Center for Medical Research (CIRMF), Franceville, BP 769, Gabon.
Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville · GAUniversité des Sciences et Techniques de Masuku · GAUniversité Joseph Ki-Zerbo · BF

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Discomfort in women of childbearing age associated with vaginal infections, namely bacterial vaginosis (BV), aerobic vaginitis (AV), vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), and trichomoniasis (TV), represent a serious and ongoing gynecological complication throughout the world. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the etiologies of vaginal infections among outpatients in south-eastern Gabon. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was designed using participants referred directly by their treating doctor for a vaginal swab. Socio-demographic data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Microscopic examinations were used for TV and BV diagnostic. All vaginal swabs were cultured for AV and VVC isolates using standard microbiology methods. Results: A total of 573 women of reproductive age participated in the study. The most common identified vaginal infections were BV (62.8%) and AV (51.1%) followed by VVC (34.1%). No significant difference was observed for each etiology compared to socio-demographic data. Conclusion: Also that simultaneous AV-BV-VVC represented 69 (25.3%) of mixed infections. Molecular analyses would be needed to identify the key species commonly associated with these vaginal infections.

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aerobic vaginitisbacterial vaginosistrichomonal vaginitisvaginitisvulvovaginal candidiasis

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