Comparative Analysis of Amsel Criteria and Nugent Score in the Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy
1 Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology University of Ilorin/ University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.
2 Bridge Clinic, 66 Oduduwa way, Ikeja, Lagos
3 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Ilorin/ University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: adeniran.as@unilorin.edu.ng
2 Bridge Clinic, 66 Oduduwa way, Ikeja, Lagos
3 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Ilorin/ University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: adeniran.as@unilorin.edu.ng
Abstract
The Amsel criteria and Nugent score are common diagnostic methods for BV and efforts continue to establish which method is superior. The study was a prospective cross-sectional study which compared the diagnosis of BV using the Amsel criteria and Nugent score. Participants were 316 consenting antenatal clinic attendees in the second trimester. All participants had two high vaginal swab samples collected which were analyzed using both Amsel criteria and Nugent score. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 20.0 and P
Keywords
Bacterial vaginosis
Nugent score
Amsel criteria
vaginal discharge.
How to Cite
A.S, A., D, O. B., A.A, A. I., & R, S. (2021). Comparative Analysis of Amsel Criteria and Nugent Score in the Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy. Nigerian Journal of Microbiology, 35(2), 5712-5720.
A. A.S, O. B. D, A. I. A.A, and S. R, "Comparative Analysis of Amsel Criteria and Nugent Score in the Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy," Nigerian Journal of Microbiology, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 5712-5720, December 2021.
