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 Bè 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. Candida
albicans was the most frequently isolated species (47.97%) followed by Gardnerella vaginalis (38.21%). The most
affected age group was between 25 and 30 years old. Candida albicans were respectively resistant to miconazole, clotrimazole
and econazole. Our
study showed that pregnant women are highly exposed to vaginal infections with
a predominance of Candida albicans and Gardnerella vaginalis. This shows
that it is necessary to do at least one culture of vaginal swabs during
pregnancy for each woman.
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