CORRELATION BETWEEN RECURRENT VULVOVAGINITIS AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
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https://doi.org/10.54620/cadesp.v18i1.1939Keywords:
Sexually Transmitted Infections, Bacterial Vaginosis, Vulvovaginal Candidiasis, Multiplex Polymerase Chain ReactionAbstract
The objective of this study was to correlate recurrent vulvovaginitis and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and analyze the importance of adding the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test for STIs to the diagnostic work-up of recurrent vulvovaginitis. The descriptive, cross-sectional, observational and retrospective research method was adopted. The medical records of 115 patients treated at a gynecological office were evaluated, who had positive PCR tests for STIs with some microorganism from August 2021 to October 2023. A large number of these patients, corresponding to 26%, had repeated discharges and at least 50% of them were proven to be cured of these discharges after STI treatment. It appears that there may be a relationship between recur-rent vulvovaginitis and STIs, however, it is important to expand this research topic, as the study has limitations.
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