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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0034-7434</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Colomb Obstet Ginecol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0034-7434</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Federación Colombiana de Obstetricia y GinecologíaRevista Colombiana de Obstetricia y Ginecología]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0034-74342019000100049</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18597/rcog.3183</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[PREVALENCE OF POTENTIALLY PATHOGENIC MICROBIOLOGICAL AGENTS IN VAGINAL EXUDATES OF ASYMPTOMATIC PREGNANT WOMEN, BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA, 2014-2015]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[PREVALENCIA DE AGENTES MICROBIOLÓGICOS POTENCIALMENTE PATÓGENOS EN EL EXUDADO VAGINAL DE GESTANTES ASINTOMÁTICAS, BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA, 2014-2015]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Gómez-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lucila del Carmen]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Campo-Urbina]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mirna Luz]]></given-names>
</name>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ortega-Ariza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Norella]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bettin-Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alfonso]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Parody-Muñoz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alexander]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Metropolitana Caribbean Infectious Diseases and Microbial Resistance Research Group ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Barranquilla ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Metropolitana Caribbean Infectious Diseases and Microbial Resistance Research Group ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Barranquilla ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Metropolitana Umedquir Group ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Barranquilla ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Metropolitana Caribbean Infectious Diseases and Microbial Resistance Research Group ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Barranquilla ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Metropolitana Caribbean Infectious Diseases and Microbial Resistance Research Group ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Barranquilla ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>70</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>49</fpage>
<lpage>56</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0034-74342019000100049&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0034-74342019000100049&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0034-74342019000100049&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Objective: To determine the prevalence of potentially pathogenic microbiological agents in vaginal exudates in a sample of asymptomatic pregnant women in the Department of Atlantico, Colombia.  Materials and Methods:  Descriptive cross-sectional study of a sample of asymptomatic pregnant women who attended a private primary healthcare institution in Barranquilla, Colombia, between 2014 and 2015. Pregnant women having received antimicrobial treatment within the last 30 days, with vaginal bleeding, mental disability or immunosuppression, were excluded. Consecutive sampling was performed. The prevalence of colonization time by some of the microbiological agents as well as specific prevalence were estimated: number of women with infection by agent type/number of women at risk assessed.  Results: Overall prevalence was 24.8% (56/226); 55.4% (31/56) was due to vaginitis causal agents, and 44.6% (25/56) to vaginosis. The specific prevalence by type of pathogen, 13.3% (30/226) was vaginitis due to colonization by Candida spp. and 0.4% (1/226) was vaginitis due to T. vaginalis. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) was found in 8.0% (18/226).  Conclusion: Substantial colonization of the lower genital tract by potentially pathogenic germs is found in pregnant women between 35 and 37 weeks of gestation. Further studies are required in order to determine the benefit of population screening in terms of avoiding poor maternal and perinatal outcomes, and the impact on the resulting overcosts.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivo: establecer la prevalencia de agentes microbiológicos potencialmente patógenos en el exudado vaginal de gestantes asintomáticas del departamento del Atlántico, Colombia.  Materiales y métodos: estudio de corte transversal descriptivo. Se incluyeron gestantes asintomáticas que acudieron a una institución privada de atención primaria en salud en Barranquilla, Colombia, en 2014 y 2015. Se excluyeron gestantes con tratamiento antimicrobiano en los últimos 30 días, sangrado genital, discapacidad mental e inmunosupresión. Se hizo un muestreo consecutivo no estricto. Se calculó la prevalencia de periodo de colonización por algunos de los agentes microbiológicos y la específica: número de mujeres con infección por tipo de agente/número de mujeres evaluadas en riesgo.  Resultados: la prevalencia global fue de 24,8 % (56/226). De estas, el 55,4 % (31/56) fue debido a vaginitis y el 44,6 % (25/56) por vaginosis. La prevalencia específica según tipo de patógenos fue: vaginitis por Candida spp. en 13,3 % (30/226) y por T. vaginalis 0,4 % (1/226). La VB se presentó en 8,0 % (18/226) y una flora intermedia de 3,1 % (7/226).  Conclusión:  existe una importante colonización del tracto genital inferior de gérmenes potencialmente patógenos en mujeres gestantes de 35 a 37 semanas. Se requieren estudios adicionales para determinar el beneficio de la tamización poblacional en términos de malos resultados maternos perinatales evitados y costos.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[vaginitis]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[vaginosis bacteriana]]></kwd>
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