BACKGROUND Cervicitis is a syndrome of cervical inflammation and a common condition in female sex workers (FSW), a subpopulation vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections. Local data is essential for guiding syndromic management of cervicitis in FSW working in Peru. We sought to describe the prevalence and etiologies of cervicitis in this population. We also aimed to identify sociodemograph...

OBJECTIVES Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) has a low profile in urban sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinics in many developed countries. The objective of this study was to determine the true prevalence of TV in an Australian urban sexual health setting using sensitive molecular diagnostic techniques. METHODS A cross-sectional study investigating the aetiology of cervicitis in women attendin...

BACKGROUND Mycoplasma genitalium is a common cause of non-gonococcal non-chlamydial urethritis and cervicitis. Testing of asymptomatic populations has been proposed, but prevalence in asymptomatic populations is not well established. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of M. genitalium in the general population, pregnant women, men who have sex with men (MSM), commercial sex workers (CSWs) and ...

The aim of our study was to evaluate whether in women with chlamydial cervicitis urogenital mycoplasmas and group B streptococci (GBS) colonization is found more often than among women with non-chlamydial cervicitis. This study included 351 (mean age 31.7 +/- 6.82) not pregnant, menstruating, sexually active women. We confirmed a high frequency (49.3%) of C. trachomatis infection among women wi...

Mycoplasma genitalium is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that can bring about a wide range of clinical conditions, including cervicitis, endometritis, urethritis, and pelvic inflammatory disease.1,2 In the general population, the prevalence of M. genitalium ranges from 1% to 3%, and in higher risk populations it ranges from 10% to 40%, often exceeding the prevalence of Neisseria gonorrho...

Gonorrhea, the second most commonly reported notifiable disease, is an important cause of cervicitis, urethritis, and pelvic inflammatory disease. The selection of appropriate therapy for gonorrhea (i.e., safe, highly effective, single dose, and affordable) is complicated by the ability of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to develop resistance to antimicrobial therapies. This article reviews the key quest...

Introduction: The most common complaint of women visiting hospital in the gynaecological outpatient department is abnormal uterine bleeding. Our aim to do a retrospective study and analyze histopathological specimen patients undergoing hysterectomy with vaginal Material Methods: All specimens fixed 10% formalin received pathology were examined studied for diagnosis. Specimens grossed, paraffin ...

Utero cervix usually constitutes the majority of specimens received at histopathology section in department of pathology. A variety of rare but interesting lesions may occur in the cervix and create problems in diagnosis. Difficulties in distinction from well-differentiated adenocarcinoma can result in potentially major adverse consequences for the patient in the form of inappropriate therapy. ...

BACKGROUND To investigate the infection status and predominant genotype distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among Chinese patients with mucopurulent cervicitis (MPC) or cervical cancer (CC) in Hangzhou. METHODS Initially, 217 cases of healthy cervix controls (n=50), acute MPC (n=89), and CC (n=78) were included; samples were collected between January 1, 2010, and January 30, ...