| lower genital tract infections in women: comparison of clinical and epidemiologic findings with microbiology. | we screened 392 women attending the laboratory of microbiology of toulouse purpan hospital for symptoms of lower genital tract infection for six microorganisms. rates of isolation of neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachomatis, candida albicans, mycoplasma hominis, and gardnerella vaginalis were 1%, 7.7%, 29.8%, 23.8%, and 37.5%, respectively. trichomonas vaginalis was detected by direct examination in specimens from 3.1% of patients. another goal of this study was to determine the relative pre ... | 1988 | 3135608 |