• Sao Paulo Med J · Nov 2008

    Prevalence of vulvovaginitis and bacterial vaginosis in patients with koilocytosis.

    • Ana Claudia Camargo Campos, Ruffo Freitas-Junior, Luiz Fernando Jubé Ribeiro, Régis Resende Paulinelli, and Cleomenes Reis.
    • Breast and Gynecology Service, Hospital Araújo Jorge, Associação de Combate ao Câncer em Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil.
    • Sao Paulo Med J. 2008 Nov 1; 126 (6): 333336333-6.

    Context And ObjectiveEmpirical discussion regarding an association between koilocytosis and vulvovaginitis often occurs. Thus, the objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of microorganisms associated with bacterial vaginosis and vulvovaginitis in women with and without koilocytosis.Design And SettingAnalytical cross-sectional study including two cohorts of women (with and without koilocytosis) who attended a cancer hospital in the city of Goiânia, state of Goiás.MethodsA total of 102 patients entered the study. The whiff test, Gram and Papanicolaou staining and bacterial and fungal culturing were performed. The results were observed using univariate analysis. The odds ratio and confidence interval (CI) of the variables were calculated; P-values < 0.05 were considered significant.ResultsThe prevalence of bacterial colonization was similar in patients with and without koilocytosis. The odds ratio for candidiasis was 1.43 (CI 1.05-1.95) and the odds ratio for trichomoniasis was 1.78 (CI 1.49-2.12), in patients with koilocytosis.ConclusionsThe prevalence of candidiasis and trichomoniasis seems to be higher in patients with koilocytosis.

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