Risk Factors Associated with Prevalence of Candida albicans, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Trichomonas vaginalis among Women at the District Hospital of Dschang, West Region, Cameroon
Joint Authors
Payne, Vincent Khan
Florence Cécile, Tsonang Tassongwa
Cedric, Yamssi
Christelle Nadia, Noumedem Anangmo
José, Ouaba
Source
International Journal of Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-08-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Vaginal or genitourinary infections are a major cause of morbidity, sterility, and increase in the vulnerability to cancers and HIV/AIDS infection.
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of vaginal infections of C.
albicans, G.
vaginalis, and T.
vaginalis among women in the locality of Dschang, West Region of Cameroon.
Method.
A prospective study was carried out in the District Hospital of Dschang.
After obtaining informed consent, one thousand and one (1001) samples of vaginal swabs were collected.
Biological diagnosis was carried out on fresh samples, Gram stained, and then cultivated in Sabouraud agar in a Petri dish, in order to isolate and identify the various infectious agents.
Results.
Five hundred and twenty-five (525) women were diagnosed positive, hosting at least one of these microorganisms, making an overall prevalence of 52.44%.
Two hundred and fifty-six (256) women (25.57%) were infected with C.
albicans, and 171 (17.08%) with G.
vaginalis.
Ninety-five (9.49%) were infected with both C.
albicans and G.
vaginalis, 2 (0.20%) with C.
albicans and T.
vaginalis, and 1 (0.1%) with G.
vaginalis and T.
vaginalis.
Conclusion.
Drastic measures should be taken in order to improve life styles to regress the frequency of these infections.
Results obtained in this study, will help to educate and shed more light on the prevalence of vaginal infections in the West Region of Cameroon.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Payne, Vincent Khan& Florence Cécile, Tsonang Tassongwa& Cedric, Yamssi& Christelle Nadia, Noumedem Anangmo& José, Ouaba. 2020. Risk Factors Associated with Prevalence of Candida albicans, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Trichomonas vaginalis among Women at the District Hospital of Dschang, West Region, Cameroon. International Journal of Microbiology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Payne, Vincent Khan…[et al.]. Risk Factors Associated with Prevalence of Candida albicans, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Trichomonas vaginalis among Women at the District Hospital of Dschang, West Region, Cameroon. International Journal of Microbiology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Payne, Vincent Khan& Florence Cécile, Tsonang Tassongwa& Cedric, Yamssi& Christelle Nadia, Noumedem Anangmo& José, Ouaba. Risk Factors Associated with Prevalence of Candida albicans, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Trichomonas vaginalis among Women at the District Hospital of Dschang, West Region, Cameroon. International Journal of Microbiology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1172410
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1172410