PROFILE OF MICROORGANISMS CAUSING VAGINAL DISCHARGE IN REPRODUCTIVE WOMEN AT DR. PIRNGADI HOSPITAL IN MEDAN

Abstract

Leucorrhoea or Fluor albus is the discharge of other fluid than blood from vaginal canal out of the ordinary, either smelling or not, and accompanied by local itching. Two factors cause leucorrhoea, namely endogenous factors such as vagina abnormalities and the exogenous factor which are infection and non-infection. This study aims to define the profile of microorganisms causing vaginal discharge in reproductive women. This is a descriptive study with a cross-sectional method conducted at the Skin and Genital Polyclinic of the Sexually Transmitted Infectious Disease Division and the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of Pirngadi Hospital, Medan. Subjects that have met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the study. Vaginal discharge samples were examined for gram staining, KOH staining, bacterial and fungal cultures and wet preparations for parasites. Out of a total of 50 subjects, the majority of the subject are aged 31-40 years, with a history of high school education and working women. The most types of vaginal discharge are pathological (84%) and the most common cause of the vaginal discharge is a fungal infection by Candida sp (90%) followed by bacterial infection by Staphylococcus aureus (64.8%) and Klebsiella (20.3%).