Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Vaginal Discharge
Vaginal Discharge is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.
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PATHOGENS
- Multiple etiologies possible. STIs are more common in women with BV alone or with concurrent Candida spp. infections than women without these pathogens.
- Bacterial:
- Bacteroides species (bacterial vaginosis)
- Chlamydia trachomatis (endocervicitis)
- Gardnerella vaginalis (bacterial vaginosis)
- Mobiluncus species (bacterial vaginosis)
- Mycoplasma genitalium (endocervicitis, possible urethritis)
- Mycoplasma hominis (bacterial vaginosis)
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae (endocervicitis)
- Peptostreptococci (bacterial vaginosis)
- Fungal:
- Candida albicans (vaginitis)
- Parasitic:
- Trichomonas vaginalis (vaginitis and ectocervicitis)
- Viral:
- Herpes simplex virus (endocervicitis and ectocervicitis)
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Last updated: September 27, 2019
Citation
Fabre, Valeria. "Vaginal Discharge." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540575/all/Vaginal_Discharge.
Fabre V. Vaginal Discharge. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540575/all/Vaginal_Discharge. Accessed October 19, 2019.
Fabre, V. (2019). Vaginal Discharge. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540575/all/Vaginal_Discharge
Fabre V. Vaginal Discharge [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2019 October 19]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540575/all/Vaginal_Discharge.
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