Background
Methods
High vaginal swab collection
Germ tube test
Statistical analysis
Results
Strain | Isolated microorganism | Germ tube test | Biochemical tests | Identified microorganism | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catalase
|
Oxidase
|
Coagulase
| ||||
1 | G + oval budding cells | Negative | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Candida sp. |
2 | G + cocci in bunches | N/A | + | − | − |
Staphylococcus saprophyticus.
|
3 | G + cocci in chains | N/A | − | − | − |
Streptococcus agalactiae. |
4 | G- coccobacilli | N/A | + | − | − |
E. coli
|
5 | G- filamentous rods | N/A | − | − | − |
Lactobacillus fermentum
|
Strain | Cultural characters | Identified Microorganisms | Total percentage (%)in various age groups | |
---|---|---|---|---|
20–30 years | 31–40 years | |||
1
| Oval budding cells |
Candida sp.
| 10 (1 +) | 24 (3+) |
2
| G + cocci |
Staphylococcus
saprophyticus. | 18 (2 +) | 13 (1+) |
3
| G + cocci in chains |
Streptococcus agalactiae
| 23 (3 +) | 11 (1 +) |
4
| G- coccobacilli |
E. coli
| 28 (4+) | 24 (3 +) |
5
| G + long filamentous rods |
Lactobacillus fermentum
| 32 (2 +) | 28 (4 +) |
Strain | Cultural characters | Identified Microorganisms | Total percentage (%)in various age groups | |
---|---|---|---|---|
20–30 | 31–40 | |||
1
| Oval budding cells |
Candida sp. | 13 (1 +) | 10 (1 +) |
2
| G + cocci |
Staphylococcus saprophyticus.
| 09 (1 +) | 12 (1+) |
3
| G + cocci in chains |
Streptococcus agalactiae
| 10 (1+) | 08 (1 +) |
4
| G- coccobacilli |
E. coli
| 06 (1+) | 04 (1 +) |
5
| G+,long filamentous rods |
Lactobacillus fermentum . | 12 (1 +) | 16 (1 +) |