%0 Journal Article
%T Vaginal Infections in Pregnant Women at the B¨¨ Hospital in Lom¨¦ (Togo) from 2008 to 2013
%A Koku A. Dakey
%A T¨¦ou Alfa
%A Yaovi A. Bossa
%A Komlan Amevo
%A Am¨¦t¨¦p¨¦ Kpotsra
%A Yaovi Ameyapoh
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 5
%N 3
%P 1-8
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2018
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1104441
%X <div style="text-align:justify;">
	<span style="line-height:1.5;">Sexually transmitted infections remain a public
health problem almost all around the world. Women of childbearing age
frequently have vulvovaginitis. The aim of this work is to evaluate the
prevalence of the main germs responsible for vaginal infections in pregnant
women who have had their vaginal swabs taken at B¨¨ hospital. We conducted a retrospective study between May 2008
and December 2013, on 126 pregnant women in whom a vaginal swab was performed. We vaginally sampled 126 pregnant women, of whom 90
or 71.43% had vaginal infections. </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Candida
albicans</i><span style="line-height:1.5;"> was the most frequently isolated species (4</span><span style="line-height:1.5;">7.97%) followed by </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Gardnerella vaginalis</i><span style="line-height:1.5;"> (38.21%). The most
affected age group was between 25 and 30 years old. </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Candida albicans</i><span style="line-height:1.5;"> were respectively resistant to miconazole, clotrimazole
and econazole. Our
study showed that pregnant women are highly exposed to vaginal infections with
a predominance of </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Candida albicans</i><span style="line-height:1.5;"> and </span><i style="line-height:1.5;">Gardnerella vaginalis</i><span style="line-height:1.5;">. This shows
that it is necessary to do at least one culture of vaginal swabs during
pregnancy for each woman.</span>
</div>
%K Vaginal Infection
%K Bacterial Vaginosis
%K Vaginitis Infectious
%K Pregnancy
%K Togo
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/5293228