A swab culture cross-sectional study for confirming the clinical diagnosis of vaginal discharge

• Author Details:   
• Rachana Patel
• Rinkal Suryakantbhai Santoki
• Nidhi Mihirkumar Bhalodia
• Saurabh Chhotalal Norris ^*
• Tanuja Javadekar

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Background: Vaginal discharge is a common clinical problem among people of reproductive age. Trichomonas, Candidal vulvovaginitis, and Gardnerella (BV) are the most frequent causes of this underappreciated health problem.
Aim: The purpose of the current vaginal swab investigation was to determine the range of clinical presentations and the frequency of common organisms that cause vaginal discharge.
Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional investigation was carried out. Forty women with vaginitis symptoms who were in the reproductive age range were analysed. Gram staining and wet mounting were performed on a culture swab. Data were coded and analysed.
Results: Among the 40 patients analysed, nonspecific vaginitis (40%), vaginal candidiasis (12.5%), trichomoniasis (7.5%), and other urogenital cases (20%), BV (20%), Are the most frequent causes of vaginal discharge.
Conclusion: Of 40 cases, only a small number displayed a discrepancy between the laboratory and clinical diagnoses. This discrepancy may be from clinical errors in determining the underlying cause or from mistreating other conditions, which obscures the results. The clinical-investigative link is, therefore, more significant than the individual clinical findings.

Keywords: Trichomonas, Candidal vulvovaginitis, Gardnerella (BV)