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Prevalence of infective vaginitis in females with vaginal discharge attending at a tertiary care hospital

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B.Archana, V.Usha Rani, Swetha KS, K.Jyothi, Syeda Zaib aara

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Introduction: Vaginitis is the most common gynaecologic clinical condition, history alone is not reliable for the diagnosis of vaginitis. A study was taken to detect the vaginitis in and around Hanumakonda district. Materials and Methods: It was a prospective study, conducted in the department of Microbiology, KMC, Hanumakonda. Study protocol was approved by the institutional ethics committee. Study was conducted from October 2021 to July 2022. Women aged > 18 years, complaining of vaginal discharge were included. Non cooperative individuals, those with known vaginitis, those on antibiotic treatment were not considered. The complaints of the participants were asked by face to face interview. Clinical information was recorded in the proforma. The vaginal examination was carried and various findings were recorded. Vaginal samples were collected. Bacterial vaginitis (BV) is diagnosed according to Amsel’s criteria.

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