Prevalence of vulvovaginitis and bacterial vaginosis in patients with koilocytosis

Authors

  • Ana Claudia Camargo Campos Breast and Gynecology Service of Hospital Araújo Jorge, Associação de Combate ao Câncer em Goiás
  • Ruffo Freitas-Junior Breast and Gynecology Service of Hospital Araújo Jorge, Associação de Combate ao Câncer em Goiás
  • Luiz Fernando Jubé Ribeiro Breast and Gynecology Service of Hospital Araújo Jorge, Associação de Combate ao Câncer em Goiás
  • Régis Resende Paulinelli Breast and Gynecology Service of Hospital Araújo Jorge, Associação de Combate ao Câncer em Goiás
  • Cleomenes Reis Breast and Gynecology Service of Hospital Araújo Jorge, Associação de Combate ao Câncer em Goiás

Keywords:

Vulvovaginitis, Vaginosis, bacterial, Candidiasis, Trichomonas infections, Papillomaviridae

Abstract

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Empirical discussion regarding an association between koilocytosis and vulvovaginitis often occurs. Thus, the objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of microorganisms associated with bacterial vaginosis and vulvovaginitis in women with and without koilocytosis. DESIGN AND SETTING: Analytical cross-sectional study including two cohorts of women (with and without koilocytosis) who attended a cancer hospital in the city of Goiânia, state of Goiás. METHODS: A total of 102 patients entered the study. The whiff test, Gram and Papanicolaou staining and bacterial and fungal culturing were performed. The results were observed using univariate analysis. The odds ratio and confi dence interval (CI) of the variables were calculated; P-values < 0.05 were considered signifi cant. RESULTS: The prevalence of bacterial colonization was similar in patients with and without koilocytosis. The odds ratio for candidiasis was 1.43 (CI 1.05-1.95) and the odds ratio for trichomoniasis was 1.78 (CI 1.49-2.12), in patients with koilocytosis. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of candidiasis and trichomoniasis seems to be higher in patients with koilocytosis.

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Author Biographies

Ana Claudia Camargo Campos, Breast and Gynecology Service of Hospital Araújo Jorge, Associação de Combate ao Câncer em Goiás

MSc. Postgraduate student, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública (IPTSP), Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil.

Ruffo Freitas-Junior, Breast and Gynecology Service of Hospital Araújo Jorge, Associação de Combate ao Câncer em Goiás

MD, PhD. Adjunct professor, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil.

Luiz Fernando Jubé Ribeiro, Breast and Gynecology Service of Hospital Araújo Jorge, Associação de Combate ao Câncer em Goiás

MD. Chief surgeon, Breast and Gynecology Service of Araújo Jorge Hospital, Associação de Combate ao Câncer em Goiás (ACCG), Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil.

Régis Resende Paulinelli, Breast and Gynecology Service of Hospital Araújo Jorge, Associação de Combate ao Câncer em Goiás

MD, MSc. Mastologist, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil.

Cleomenes Reis, Breast and Gynecology Service of Hospital Araújo Jorge, Associação de Combate ao Câncer em Goiás

PhD. Adjunct professor, Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública (IPTSP), Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiás, Goiânia, Brazil.

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Campos ACC, Freitas-Junior R, Ribeiro LFJ, Paulinelli RR, Reis C. Prevalence of vulvovaginitis and bacterial vaginosis in patients with koilocytosis. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2008 Nov. 11 [cited 2025 Mar. 9];126(6):333-6. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/2027

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