Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) co-infection, and bacterial antibiogram profile of pregnant women studied in Lagos, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis (BV), Trichomonas Vaginalis (TV) co-infection, and the antibacterial sensitivity profile of bacterial isolates.

Methods

The study was a cross-sectional study of 232 pregnant women on a routine antenatal visit between April 2019 and Sept. 2020, at Amukoko clinic in Lagos, Nigeria. The gynaecologist conducted the clinical examination on each patient looking for vaginal discharge and its consistency/homogeneity, colour and odour. Two High Vaginal Swab (HVS) samples were taken from every patient and a semi-structured questionnaire was used to gather the socio-demographic, practices/attitudes, and clinical information of each participant. One sample was employed for wet preparation to identify the TV

SUBMITTER: Enwuru CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11264389 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature