Prevalence of bacterial vaginosis in Thai pregnant women with preterm labor in Siriraj hospital
Thanavuth, A.; Chalermchockcharoenkit, A.; Boriboonhirunsarn, D.; Sirisomboon, R.; Pimol, K.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 90(3): 437-441
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 17427517 Document Number: 2905
Objective: To study the prevalence of bacterial vaginosis (BV) in pregnant women with preterm labor in Siriraj hospital.Material and Method. 4 cross-sectional study of 158 pregnant women with suspected preterm labor was performed between January and July 2005. The subjects enrolled in the present study were between 28(+0) and 36(+6) menstrual weeks. BV blue test was performed on the vaginal fluid collected from lower one-third of vagina.Results: The prevalence of BV in women in the preterm labor group was 25.8% compared to 14.1% in the preterm contraction group (p = 0.07).Conclusion: Compared with preterm contractions a higher prevalence of BV was found in the pregnant women with preterm labor Given that a quarter of pregnant women with preterm labor tested positive for BV, it might be appropriate to perform this test in the triage setting.
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