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Antenatal screening for candidiasis, trichomoniasis, and gonorrhoea.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  805628     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Gonorrhoea was not found to be a problem in antenatal patients. It was found in only one out of 625 women, thus confirming other British surveys which do not agree with the North American figures. Candidiasis is commoner than trichomoniasis (27.4 and 4.7 per cent. prevalence respectively) and culture of a high vaginal swab is more effective as a means of diagnosis than a cervical cytology smear. The two conditions seldom occur together. The detection rate for Candida increases with gestation, but not with age, parity, or premarital and extramarital conception. The species isolated was predominantly Candida albicans. Trichomonads are detected in culture of a high vaginal swab more often than in a cervical cytology smear. Detection does not increase with age, parity, or gestation, but does increase with premarital and extramarital conception. It is difficult to diagnose clinically the cause of vaginal discharge in a pregnant woman.
Authors:
R A Sparks; G L Williams; J M Boyce; T C Fitzgerald; G Shelley
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The British journal of venereal diseases     Volume:  51     ISSN:  0007-134X     ISO Abbreviation:  Br J Vener Dis     Publication Date:  1975 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1975-09-05     Completed Date:  1975-09-05     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0421042     Medline TA:  Br J Vener Dis     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  110-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Candida / isolation & purification
Candida albicans / isolation & purification
Candidiasis / diagnosis*
Cervix Mucus / microbiology
Female
Gonorrhea / diagnosis*
Humans
Neisseria gonorrhoeae / isolation & purification
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis*
Prenatal Care*
Syphilis Serodiagnosis
Trichomonas / isolation & purification
Trichomonas Vaginitis / diagnosis*
Vagina / microbiology
Vaginal Smears
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