Table 1.
Culture results by organism.
Organism | Vulvovaginitis | Nonvulvovaginitis | p value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Swab dominant culture | ||||
Uropathogen | Enterococcus | 23 | 4 | 0.001 |
Escherichia coli | 20 | 4 | < 0.01 | |
Enterobacter | 2 | - | NS | |
Pseudomonas | 1 | - | NS | |
Total uropathogen | 46 | 8 | < 0.0001 | |
Nonuropathogen | ||||
Staphylococcus/Streptococcus | 10 | 20 | < 0.01 | |
Lactobacillus | 2 | 14 | < 0.001 | |
Corynebacterium | - | 1 | NS | |
Total nonuropathogen | 12 | 35 | < .00001 | |
Total swab dominant culture | 58 | 43 | < 0.05 | |
Urine dominant culture | ||||
Uropathogen | Enterococcus | 16 | 1 | NS |
Escherichia coli | 14 | 4 | NS | |
Total urine dominant culture | 30 | 5 | < 0.0001 |
NS, not significant.