Abstract:
The main objective of this project is to investigate the
prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in women suffering from
vaginal discharge, visiting Khartoum Teaching Hospital,
Khartoum, Sudan. The study was conducted during a 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 (T.vaginalis) (5%), and bacterial vaginosis (3%). Other
bacterial isolated were Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus)
(12%) and Escherichia coli (E. coli) (4%).
