Vulvovaginitis is a common condition in adolescents—especially sexually active girls. The diagnosis is usually confirmed by the presence of vulvitis in addition to a vaginal discharge. The physical characteristics of the vaginal discharge can point towards the most likely etiology. Gram stain, wet preparations and culture and sensitivity tests are indicated to define an exact etiology of vagini...

Vulvovaginitis is a common condition in adolescents—especially sexually active girls. The diagnosis is usually confirmed by the presence of vulvitis in addition to a vaginal discharge. The physical characteristics of the vaginal discharge can point towards the most likely etiology. Gram stain, wet preparations and culture and sensitivity tests are indicated to define an exact etiology of vagini...

Patients: 387 women >18 years of age (mean age 34 y, 67% white) who had active, acute candida vaginitis (severity score >3), a positive result on microscopic examination of vaginal secretions, >4 episodes of candida vaginitis in the previous 12 months, and were clinically cured (severity score ,3) at 14 days after receiving 3 sequential doses of fluconazole, 150 mg, at 72 hour intervals. Exclus...

Vulvovaginitis is a common condition in adolescents—especially sexually active girls. The diagnosis is usually confirmed by the presence of vulvitis in addition to a vaginal discharge. The physical characteristics of the vaginal discharge can point towards the most likely etiology. Gram stain, wet preparations and culture and sensitivity tests are indicated to define an exact etiology of vagini...

A microassay for assessing two functions of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in the presence or absence of complement is presented. Requiring only minute amounts of blood (0.1 ml) and a minimum of laboratory equipment (microscope, incubator, and centrifuge), it allows the quantitation of phagocytosis and intracellular killing of microorganisms by leukocytes. To demonstrate the value of this assay, ...

62 patients with dermatomycoses and 39 patients suffering from vaginitis were treated with topical application (1 X ) of clotrimazole (Canesten) cream and vaginal tablets (100 mg) respectively. A majority of the patients (44) of dermatophytoses were completely cured in 3 to 6 weeks and all cases (11) of cutaneous candidiasis in 1 to 2 weeks. 14 cases of candida vaginitis were cured in 2 weeks a...

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerance of a local treatment combining two antibacterials and one antifungal in patients with a clinical presentation suggesting infectious vaginitis. Patients and methods: 169 patients presenting with clinical criteria for vaginitis were included in an open, multicenter trial. Vaginal samples were taken for microbiological analyses and a triple-combina...

Objective: To compare the Affirm VPIII Microbial Identification Test for detection and identification of Candida species, Gardnerella vaginalis and Trichomonas vaginalis to clinical and microscopic criteria commonly used to diagnose vaginitis. Methods: Women that were symptomatic for vaginitis/vaginosis and asymptomatic women being seen for routine obstetric or gynecological care were included ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the Affirm VPIII Microbial Identification Test for detection and identification of Candida species, Gardnerella vaginalis and Trichomonas vaginalis to clinical and microscopic criteria commonly used to diagnose vaginitis. METHODS Women that were symptomatic for vaginitis/vaginosis and asymptomatic women being seen for routine obstetric or gynecological care were included ...