Sammanfattning
Three groups of women were examined by culture for Gardnerella vaginalis and Candida. Group I consisted of 427 women, who complained spontaneously of vaginal discharge, group II of 311 who did not complain of vaginal discharge until questioned prior to gynaecological examination, and group III of 100 women who denied vaginal discharge. Groups I and II also had cultures made for Trichomonas vaginalis and Neisseria gonorrhoica. In group I with spontaneous complaints the one-year prevalence rate of vaginal discharge was 3.4 %. Candida, Trichomonas vaginalis and Neisseria gonorrhoica were cultured in 24 %, 8 % and 1 % respectively. Gardnerella vaginalis was cultured in half of the women in all groups.