CONCOMITANT MALARIAL INFECTION AND PATHOGENIC MICROBIOTA IN THE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN ORLU, IMO STATE, NIGERIA
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2022
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Asian Jr. of Microbiol. Biotech. Env. Sc. © Global Science Publications
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To determine the prevalence and types of concomitant malaria and bacterial/mycotic Reproductive Tract Infections within the study area. Cervico-vaginal swabs were collected from 200 participating women using dry cotton and Dacron by placing them in the vaginal cavity for 10 seconds, removed and immediately rolled onto a slide for diagnosis of BV., C. trachomatis, N. gonorrhoea, T. vaginalis and other RTIs by PCR. The swabs were stored at -20 oC for a few hours pending extraction which was conducted within 24 hours. For Malaria diagnosis and microscopy, thick blood films were stained using 10% Giemsa. A total of 18 attendees (9.05%) had Bacterial Vaginosis, 8 (4%) had Trichomoniasis while 8 (4%) and 4 (2%) had Gonorrhea and Syphilis respectively. 82(41%) had malaria infection only while 96 (48%) had no malaria infection. 22(11%) had malaria and co-infection of reproductive tract infections (RTIs). There was no significant difference in concomitant malaria infections and RTIs between pregnant women and non pregnant ones. P>0.001. Pregnancy was found not ot affect prevalence of Reproductive Tract Infections. The findings highlight the importance of an integrated approach to malaria and reproductive tract infections control during pregnancy
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Concomitant, Malarial, Pathogenic, Microbiota, Reproductive tract, Pregnant Women
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MAUREEN, E.C., CHINYERE, U., CHARITY, O.N. and CHIDERA, O., CONCOMITANT MALARIAL INFECTION AND PATHOGENIC MICROBIOTA IN THE REPRODUCTIVE TRACT OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN ORLU, IMO STATE, NIGERIA.