The role of Papanicolaou smear in the diagnosis of pathological flora in reproductive age group patients in tertiary care centre
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Pathology - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: The infections of female genital tract are most common in reproductive age group women. In this the most common are Cervical – Vaginal infections which pose a diagnostic challenge. These infections lead to cytoplasmic and nuclear abnormalities in the epithelial cells as well as these infections augure an inflammatory response of varying nature. The most common Vaginal infections include Candida albicans, Gardnerella vaginalis, Trichomonas vaginalis, Human papilloma virus (HPV), Human Herpes Virus (HHV) and Actinomyces species. Aim: To measure the role of Papanicolaou smear in detection of pathologic flora: Candida albicans, Gardnerella vaginalis (BV), Trichomonas vaginalis (TV), Human papilloma virus (HPV), Human Herpes Virus (HHV) and Actinomyces; in reproductive age group women. Materials and Methods: It’s a retrospective study of cervical smears stained by Papanicolaou method. Where the Cervical smears of over 3 years period was rescreened for infections by two Pathologists carried out in tertiary care center including total number of patients 1329. Results: Of the total 1329 samples examined Gardnerella vaginalis was most frequently detected 883 (65 %) followed by candida 193 (14%), Trichomonas 146 (11%), Leptothrix 79 (6%), Chlamydia 26 (2% ) and mixed infection of TV and BV 13 (1%) and TV with Leptothrix13 (1 %).
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Supreetha Megalamane, Preeti Ashok Utnal, Hemalatha Anantharamaiah
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