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ArticleAIMS microbiology2022

A study on vaginitis among pregnant and non-pregnant females in Alexandria, Egypt: An unexpected high rate of mixed vaginal infection.

Sherine Mohamed Shawaky, Mariam Majed Ali Al Shammari, Manal Shafik Sewelliam, Abeer Abd El Rahim Ghazal, Ahmed Noby Amer

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Article in AIMS microbiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sherine Mohamed ShawakyMicrobiology Department, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt.
Mariam Majed Ali Al ShammariMicrobiology Department, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt.
Manal Shafik SewelliamDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.
Abeer Abd El Rahim GhazalMicrobiology Department, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University, Egypt.
Ahmed Noby AmerMicrobiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharos University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Alexandria University · EGPharos University in Alexandria · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Many infectious and noninfectious triggers lead to inflammation of the vagina. Aim: We investigated the prevalence of causative vaginitis microorganisms in 516 pregnant and nonpregnant female volunteers. Vaginal samples were examined microscopically, cultured and tested for different pathogens. Results: Of the participants, 310 (60.1%) were pregnant, whereas 206 (39.9%) were nonpregnant. Using Amsel's criteria and Nugent's scores, bacterial vaginosis (BV) was diagnosed in 59.1%, and the prevalence of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) was 50.2% in the population. Conclusions: Bacterial vaginosis is the most common cause of vaginitis. We observed that 24% of females experienced mixed infections, and

Indexed as

Amsel's criteriabacterial vaginosiscandidiasisGardnerella vaginalismixed vaginal infectionsNugent's scoresTrichomonas vaginalis

Identifiers

PMID35974993
PMCPMC9329880
OpenAlexW4285105413

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