Genital Tract Infections in an Isolated Community: 100 Women of the Príncipe Island
Joint Authors
Bellen, Gert
Vieira-Baptista, Pedro
Grinceviciene, Svitrigaile
Sousa, Carlos
Saldanha, Conceição
Broeck, Davy Vanden
Bogers, John-Paul
Donders, Gilbert G. G.
Source
Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To characterize the vaginal microbiome and the rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the women of Príncipe (São Tomé and Príncipe).
Methods.
Cross-sectional study of 100 consecutive women, invited for a free appointment and cervical cancer screening.
A vaginal slide (wet mount microscopy) and a cervical sample (ThinPrep®) (Pap test, high risk human papillomavirus [HR-HPV], N.
gonorrhea [NG], T.
vaginalis [TV], and C.
trachomatis [CT]) were obtained.
Results.
TV, NG, CT, and HIV were found in 8.0%, 2.0%, 3.0%, and 2.0%, respectively, and were more prevalent in younger women.
HR-HPV was positive in 36.7%; 2 were positive for HPV18, but none for HPV16.
Coinfection of HPV with other STIs was 8.3%.
Prevalence of abnormal vaginal flora (AVF) was 82.5%, mostly bacterial vaginosis (BV) 54.6%, and moderate/severe aerobic vaginitis (msAV) 25.8%.
HR-HPV was not related to BV (p=0.67).
The association of abnormal Pap test with msAV was not significant (p=0.08).
Conclusion.
The prevalence of NG, CT, TV, and HR-HPV was according to expected, while that of HR-AVF was higher.
The surprisingly low prevalence of HPV16 and HPV18 must be considered in the design of programs for prevention and vaccination; this setting can be useful as a model for postvaccination scenarios.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vieira-Baptista, Pedro& Grinceviciene, Svitrigaile& Bellen, Gert& Sousa, Carlos& Saldanha, Conceição& Broeck, Davy Vanden…[et al.]. 2017. Genital Tract Infections in an Isolated Community: 100 Women of the Príncipe Island. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156825
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vieira-Baptista, Pedro…[et al.]. Genital Tract Infections in an Isolated Community: 100 Women of the Príncipe Island. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156825
American Medical Association (AMA)
Vieira-Baptista, Pedro& Grinceviciene, Svitrigaile& Bellen, Gert& Sousa, Carlos& Saldanha, Conceição& Broeck, Davy Vanden…[et al.]. Genital Tract Infections in an Isolated Community: 100 Women of the Príncipe Island. Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1156825
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1156825