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Abnormal vaginal discharge: using office diagnostic testing more effectively.

Linda French, Jennifer Horton, M Matousek

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and effective treatment. (An article on treatment by the same authors will appear in next month’s issue of THE JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE.) In a primary-care study, vulvovaginal symptoms including vaginal discharge were due to vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) in 27% of patients, bacterial vaginosis (BV) in 21%, trichomoniasis in 8%, Chlamydia trachomatis in 2%, Neisseria gonorrhea (GC) in 1%, and no infection in 34%. Several pathogens may coexist. VVC, BV, and trichomoniasis account for at least 90% of infectious vaginitis. This review will therefore focus heavily on these causes of vaginal discharge among women of reproductive age, including pregnant women.

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and effective treatment. (An article on treatment by the same authors will appear in next month’s issue of THE JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE.) In a primary-care study, vulvovaginal symptoms including vaginal discharge were due to vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) in 27% of patients, bacterial vaginosis (BV) in 21%, trichomoniasis in 8%, Chlamydia trachomatis in 2%, Neisseria gonorrhea (GC) in 1%, and no infection in 34%. Several pathogens may coexist. VVC, BV, and trichomoniasis account for at least 90% of infectious vaginitis. This review will therefore focus heavily on these causes of vaginal discharge among women of reproductive age, including pregnant women.

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and effective treatment. (An article on treatment by the same authors will appear in next month’s issue of THE JOURNAL OF FAMILY PRACTICE.) In a primary-care study, vulvovaginal symptoms including vaginal discharge were due to vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) in 27% of patients, bacterial vaginosis (BV) in 21%, trichomoniasis in 8%, Chlamydia trachomatis in 2%, Neisseria gonorrhea (GC) in 1%, and no infection in 34%. Several pathogens may coexist. VVC, BV, and trichomoniasis account for at least 90% of infectious vaginitis. This review will therefore focus heavily on these causes of vaginal discharge among women of reproductive age, including pregnant women.

Key concepts: Bacterial vaginosis, Trichomoniasis, Medicine, Vaginal discharge, Vaginitis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia trachomatis, Chlamydia

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