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  • Title: [Gardnerella vaginalis. Frequency of its isolation from women complaining of leukorrhea].
    Author: Lefèvre JC, Bauriaud R, Blanc C, Lareng MB.
    Journal: J Gynecol Obstet Biol Reprod (Paris); 1983; 12(8):837-41. PubMed ID: 6608552.
    Abstract:
    A study was carried out on 131 vaginal swabs that were taken from 98 women who had a discharge and 33 women who were asymptomatic to determine the frequency in which Gardnerella vaginalis was discovered. This study shows that this bacteria is the only micro-organism that is found in a significantly higher number of women with nonspecific discharges (37%) than in those who have no discharge (9.1%). These results, while they do not show that Gardnerella vaginalis is the only aetiological factor in nonspecific vaginitis, do underline that it is a factor in thinking about such a syndrome and therefore it should be looked for by the laboratory and by the doctor treating patients.
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