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MICROBIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY *
Author(s) -
Kotcher Emil
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1967.tb14667.x
Subject(s) - vagina , gonorrhea , trichomonas , neisseria gonorrhoeae , syphilis , trichomonas vaginalis , trichomonas vaginitis , candida albicans , vaginitis , physiology , medicine , biology , neisseria , obstetrics , gynecology , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , surgery , bacteria , genetics
Summary The biota of the female reproductive tract reflects the cytologic and physiologic condition of this organ system. The neonate may acquire some of the vaginal infections of its mother during its passage down the birth canal. Lactobacilli, Trichomonas vaginalis , and Candida albicans may be acquired during this period. After the first two or three weeks and for next 8–10 years, a variety of organisms may be found in the vagina, depending upon the degree of maternal care, familial infections, intravaginal foreign objects, and various other factors. With the onset of pubescence and later sexual activity, a greater variety of organisms may be recovered from the vagina, including the classical venereal pathogens, e.g., Neisseria gonorrhea and Trichomonas vaginalis , which may occur in greater prevalence. Gonorrhea and syphilis have shown an increasing prevalence in urban teenagers in recent years.