Abstract:
The main objective of this project to study the bacterial
vaginosis in women suffering from vaginal discharge, visiting
Khartoum Teaching Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan. The study was
conducted during the period of seven months.
A total of 100 women complaining of vaginal discharge
were examined. Vaginal swabs were collected from each
subject and tested macroscopically, direct microscopy of wet
vaginal smears, Gram stain and culture techniques. In addition,
the vaginal pH was measured and Amine test was done. The
results obtained revealed that, the commonest causes of
vaginal discharge were Candida species (22%), Trichomonas
vaginalis (5%) and bacterial vaginosis (3%). Other bacterial
isolated were Staphylococcus aureus (12%) and Eschehchia
coli (4%).
