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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Interrelationships among human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection, bacterial vaginosis, Trichomoniasis, and the presence of yeasts
Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 185, No. 1, Year 2002
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Description
Vaginal discharge of mixed etiology occurs frequently, with abnormal vaginal flora being the most common condition. The interrelationships among the disturbance of the vaginal ecology, the presence of yeasts, and infection with Trichomonas vaginalis and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) were investigated among women presenting to a sexually transmitted diseases service. Analysis was done for 598 women. Although the prevalence of HIV-1 infection increased linearly with increasing Nugent’s score (bacterial vaginosis score of Gram stain), the prevalence of T. vaginalis increased suddenly, from 12% in patients with a Nugent’s score of ≤3 to 33% in patients with a score of 4, and remained at this level at higher scores. Yeast colonization and vulvovaginal candidiasis were inversely related to Nugent’s scores. T. vaginalis might be responsible for the change in normal vaginal flora and may, therefore, be one of the causes of bacterial vaginosis. This could lead to more effective HIV-1 acquisition. © 2002 Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Authors & Co-Authors
Moodley, Prashini
South Africa, Congella
University of Natal, Faculty of Medicine
Connolly, Catherine Anne
South Africa, Tygerberg
South African Medical Research Council
Sturm, Adriaan Willem
South Africa, Congella
University of Natal, Faculty of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 152
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1086/338027
ISSN:
00221899
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Participants Gender
Female