`Normal'' vaginal microbiology of women of childbearing age in relation to the use of oral contraceptives and vaginal tampons |
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| Authors: | C. A. Morris and Delia F. Morris |
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| Affiliation: | .Bristol Laboratory of the Public Health Laboratory Service |
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| Abstract: | The vaginal microbiology of women attending a family planning clinic was found to be unrelated to the use of oral contraceptives and vaginal tampons.Beta haemolytic streptococci isolated from this ;normal' population were compared with those from 1,104 women attending general practitioners complaining of vaginal discharge. There is a caution regarding the indications for antibiotic therapy.Observations were made on the effects of contamination of vaginal swabs with yeasts and beta-haemolytic streptococci from the vulva. The persistent character of the vaginal flora over a six-month period is described. |
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