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Prevalência de Gardnerella vaginalis em mulheres atendidas em uma Unidade Básica de Saúde no município de Macapá- AP
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Abstract: Introduction: Gardnerella vaginalis is a bacterium in the vaginal microbiota of sexually active women, however, in disturbing situations such as stress, infections, pregnancy and IUD use, it can show an excessive multiplication, generating an overpopulation resulting in a condition called bacterial vaginosis. Objective: To address the main epidemiological and clinical aspects of bacterial vaginosis caused by Gardnarella vaginalis in women treated at a Basic Health Unit in the municipality of Macapá-AP in the period of 2018. Material and methods: This is a descriptive study with a quantitative approach in which secondary data obtained from the reports of routine vaginal secretion exams from January 2018 to December 2018 were used, at the Municipal Laboratory of the Basic Health Unit of Macapá-AP. The collected information was transferred to a spreadsheet in the Microsoft Excel 2016, where the results were calculated and tabulated. Results and discussion: Patients with or without symptoms, aged 18 to 56 years, were included, Gardnerella vaginalis was observed in 133 women from 524 exams, in which it can be concluded that the age group where there was a higher index of cases was between 18 to 30 years old. Final considerations: This study aims to discuss the bacteria Gardnerella vaginalis, which is shown to be a prevalent disease among women. Thus, G. vaginalis is one of the main microorganisms that cause bacterial vaginosis that use as a door, women susceptible to this contamination.
Keywords: bacterial vaginosis, Gardnerella vaginalis, "Clue cells".
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