Profile of microorganisms isolated from vaginal secretions of women attending gynecological consultations at the University Clinics of Kinshasa, the Chinese-Congolese Friendship Hospital and the General Reference Hospital of Kinshasa
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Kinshasa, P.O.Box 190, Kinshasa XI, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
International Journal of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research Updates, 2023, 01(01), 001–007.
Research Article
Publication history:
Received on 29 August 2023; revised on 15 October 2023; accepted on 18 October 2023
Abstract:
Aims: The aim of this study was to perform microbiological profiling on vaginal secretions of women who came for consultation and whose diagnosis led to the isolation of germs in the vaginal cavity.
Methodology: This is a retrospective descriptive study of data on microbiological examination performed on women who came for gynecological consultation during the period from January 2012 to December 2016, a period of 5 years in the hospitals of the university clinics of Kinshasa, the Sino-Congolese friendship hospital and the general hospital of Kinshasa. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to determine the similarity between the variables sought and the significance level was 0.05.
Results: During the period from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2016, a total of 24 different species were isolated from the vaginal cavities of women who came for gynecological consultations in the three hospitals mentioned above. It appears from this study that Escherichia coli was the species with a very high frequency in the three hospitals; namely the University Clinics of Kinshasa (47.4%), the Chinese-Congolese Friendship Hospital (37.1%) and the General Hospital of Kinshasa (10.1%), followed by species of the genus Klebsiella (Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella oxytoca), Staphylococcus aureus, candida albicans, etc.
Conclusion: The most represented germs were Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Klebsiella oxytoca), Staphylococcus aureus and candida albicans. Women's health education regarding these infections needs to be strengthened.
Keywords:
Vaginal infections; Vaginal secretions; Microbiome; Microflora; Sterility
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