Table 1.
Characteristics of microbial isolates from vaginal discharge in the National Health Laboratory.
| Isolates | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Citrobacter spp. | 7 | 1.12 |
| E. coli | 87 | 14 |
| Klebsiella spp. | 19 | 3.1 |
| Other gram-negative | 14 | 2.3 |
| Proteus spp. | 6 | 1 |
| S. aureus | 27 | 4.3 |
| Streptococcus | 10 | 1.6 |
| No growth | 107 | 17.2 |
| Nongroupable Streptococcus | 18 | 2.9 |
| CONS | 199 | 32 |
| Gram-positive bacilli | 18 | 2.9 |
| Candida albicans | 13 | 2.1 |
| Yeast | 97 | 15.5 |
| Patients age in years | ||
| <18 | 26 | 4.2 |
| 18-25 | 205 | 32.9 |
| 26-35 | 224 | 36.2 |
| >35 | 167 | 26.8 |
| Year of data collection | ||
| 2019 | 102 | 16.4 |
| 2020 | 115 | 18.8 |
| 2021 | 140 | 22.4 |
| 2022 | 225 | 36.1 |
| Total | 622 | 100 |