Leukocyte Esterase Activity in Vaginal Fluid of Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women With Vaginitis/Vaginosis and in Controls

Leukocyte Esterase Activity in Vaginal Fluid of Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women With Vaginitis/Vaginosis and in Controls

Objectives: To determine the leukocyte esterase (LE) activity in vaginal lavage fluid of women with acute and recurrent vulvovaginal candidosis (VVC and RVVC respectively), bacterial vaginosis (BV), and in pregnant and non-pregnant women without evidence of the three conditions. Also to compare the...

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Main Authors: Per-Anders Mårdh, Natalia Novikova, Ola Niklasson, Zoltan Bekassy, Lennart Skude
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2003-01-01
Series:Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744903000036
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spelling doaj-b6411c3bee064214b2d587643f1a7e062020-11-24T22:26:52ZengHindawi LimitedInfectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology1064-74491098-09972003-01-01111192610.1155/S1064744903000036Leukocyte Esterase Activity in Vaginal Fluid of Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women With Vaginitis/Vaginosis and in ControlsPer-Anders Mårdh0Natalia Novikova1Ola Niklasson2Zoltan Bekassy3Lennart Skude4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lund University Hospital, Lund SE 22185, SwedenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lund University Hospital, Lund SE 22185, SwedenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lund University Hospital, Lund SE 22185, SwedenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lund University Hospital, Lund SE 22185, SwedenDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, County Hospital, Halmstad, SwedenObjectives: To determine the leukocyte esterase (LE) activity in vaginal lavage fluid of women with acute and recurrent vulvovaginal candidosis (VVC and RVVC respectively), bacterial vaginosis (BV), and in pregnant and non-pregnant women without evidence of the three conditions. Also to compare the result of LE tests in women consulting at different weeks in the cycle and trimesters of pregnancy.The LE activity was correlated to vaginal pH, number of inflammatory cells in stained vaginal smears, type of predominating vaginal bacteria and presence of yeast morphotypes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744903000036
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author Per-Anders Mårdh
Natalia Novikova
Ola Niklasson
Zoltan Bekassy
Lennart Skude
spellingShingle Per-Anders Mårdh
Natalia Novikova
Ola Niklasson
Zoltan Bekassy
Lennart Skude
Leukocyte Esterase Activity in Vaginal Fluid of Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women With Vaginitis/Vaginosis and in Controls
Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
author_facet Per-Anders Mårdh
Natalia Novikova
Ola Niklasson
Zoltan Bekassy
Lennart Skude
author_sort Per-Anders Mårdh
title Leukocyte Esterase Activity in Vaginal Fluid of Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women With Vaginitis/Vaginosis and in Controls
title_short Leukocyte Esterase Activity in Vaginal Fluid of Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women With Vaginitis/Vaginosis and in Controls
title_full Leukocyte Esterase Activity in Vaginal Fluid of Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women With Vaginitis/Vaginosis and in Controls
title_fullStr Leukocyte Esterase Activity in Vaginal Fluid of Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women With Vaginitis/Vaginosis and in Controls
title_full_unstemmed Leukocyte Esterase Activity in Vaginal Fluid of Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women With Vaginitis/Vaginosis and in Controls
title_sort leukocyte esterase activity in vaginal fluid of pregnant and non-pregnant women with vaginitis/vaginosis and in controls
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology
issn 1064-7449
1098-0997
publishDate 2003-01-01
description Objectives: To determine the leukocyte esterase (LE) activity in vaginal lavage fluid of women with acute and recurrent vulvovaginal candidosis (VVC and RVVC respectively), bacterial vaginosis (BV), and in pregnant and non-pregnant women without evidence of the three conditions. Also to compare the result of LE tests in women consulting at different weeks in the cycle and trimesters of pregnancy.The LE activity was correlated to vaginal pH, number of inflammatory cells in stained vaginal smears, type of predominating vaginal bacteria and presence of yeast morphotypes.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1064744903000036
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