Vaginal Discharge

Valeria Fabre, M.D.

PATHOGENS

PATHOGENS

PATHOGENS

  • Multiple etiologies are possible. STIs are more common in women with BV alone or with concurrent Candida spp. infections than women without these pathogens.
  • Bacterial:
    • Bacterial vaginosis, associated organisms
      • Gardnerella vaginalis
      • Mobiluncus species
      • Bacteroides species
      • Mycoplasma hominis
      • Peptostreptococci
    • Chlamydia trachomatis (endocervicitis)
    • Mycoplasma genitalium (endocervicitis, possible urethritis)
    • Neisseria gonorrhoeae (endocervicitis)
  • Fungal:
    • Candida albicans (vaginitis)
  • Parasitic:
    • Trichomonas vaginalis (vaginitis and ectocervicitis)
  • Viral:
    • Herpes simplex virus (endocervicitis and ectocervicitis)

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