@article{Dr. Shailpreet K. Sidhu_Kritika Pal_Pushpa Devi_Sita Malhotra_Anuradha Malhotra_Sapna Soneja_2017, title={Etiology of vaginal infections and antimicrobial resistance pattern of aerobic bacterial isolates in women of reproductive age group attending a tertiary care hospital}, volume={4}, url={https://apjhs.com/index.php/apjhs/article/view/27}, DOI={10.21276/apjhs.2017.4.4.5}, abstractNote={<p>Background: The vaginal flora is a complicated environment containing dozens of microbiological species in variable quantities and<br>relative proportions. Many women with vaginitis may remain undiagnosed and such forms of abnormal vaginal neither considered as<br>normal nor can be called bacterial vaginosis and are termed as “intermediate flora” and its management probably differs from that of<br>bacterial vaginosis. It is of crucial importance in pregnant females at risk of preterm delivery. Materials and Methods: Six hundred<br>and ten high vaginal swabs both from indoor and outdoor patients were collected and cultured, and their susceptibility to various<br>antimicrobials was determined by standard methods. Result: Significant growth was obtained in 357 (58.5%) samples. Among<br>the positive samples, 314 were positive for aerobic bacterial isolates, and 43 showed the growth of Candida species. The common<br>aerobic isolates were Escherichia coli (24.92%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (23.50%), Staphylococcus aureus (16.52%), Enterococcus<br>species (8.40%), and coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (6.44%). About two-third of the positive samples (71.0%) were from<br>outdoor patients, while one-third (29%) were from indoor patients. The highest frequency of infection was observed at 25-30 years<br>followed by 31-35 years of age group. The prevalence of aerobic vaginitis cases was higher among nonpregnant compared to pregnant<br>cases. The Gram-positive organisms showed maximum resistance to ampicillin, followed by aminoglycosides, and ciprofloxacin.<br>The Gram-negative isolates showed maximum resistance to ciprofloxacin followed by ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, gentamicin, and<br>amikacin. Conclusion: The high prevalence of gynecological infections demands that the patients with gynecological symptoms<br>be investigated thoroughly. As the culture provides, the identification of causative microorganisms, it must invariably be done.<br><br></p>}, number={4}, journal={Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences}, author={Dr. Shailpreet K. Sidhu and Kritika Pal and Pushpa Devi and Sita Malhotra and Anuradha Malhotra and Sapna Soneja}, year={2017}, month={Dec.}, pages={15–18} }