Investigation of Vaginal Microbiota in Infertile Women Compared with Fertile and Evaluation of Correlation Between Elafin As an antimicrobial Peptide with Some Hormones
Hanade Khalaf,
Osama Nijris,
Aseel Hatam
et al.
Abstract:Background: This study included the collection of 90 blood samples and 90 vaginal swabs, in order to isolate the microbial samples. Method: The samples were diagnosed based on routine methods.Result: The results of culture and pre-diagnosis showed that 86 swabs gave a positive result for bacterial and yeast growth on the media used. The results showed that Candida albicans was the most common pathogen among infertile women, Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. While in the control group, Lactobacillus w… Show more
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