Open AccessSpectrum of vaginal discharge in a tertiary care setting
Author(s) -
Sivaranjini Ramassamy,
T J Jaisankar,
Devinder Mohan Thappa,
Rashmi Kumari,
Laxmisha Chandrasekhar,
M. Malathi,
Parija Sc,
Syed Habeebullah
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
tropical parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2229-7758
pISSN - 2229-5070
DOI - 10.4103/2229-5070.122140
Subject(s) - bacterial vaginosis , vaginal discharge , medicine , cervicitis , vaginitis , trichomoniasis , papanicolaou stain , obstetrics , gynecology , cervix , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cervical cancer , immunology , cancer
Vaginal discharge is one of the common reasons for gynecological consultation. Many of the causes of vaginitis have a disturbed vaginal microbial ecosystem associated with them. Effective treatment of vaginal discharge requires that the etiologic diagnosis be established and identifying the same offers a precious input to syndromic management and provides an additional strategy for human immunodeficiency virus prevention. The present study was thus carried out to determine the various causes of vaginal discharge in a tertiary care setting.