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Reevaluation of the cytological diagnosis of bacterian vaginosis and cytolytic vaginosis, public health laboratory, Sullana, 2022
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2023-10-01) Zapata Cordova, Armando; García Vásquez, Carlos Hugo
Vaginal discomfort in women of reproductive age and sexually active women is commonly caused by bacterial vaginosis (BV), which has a high global prevalence and results from an imbalance in the vaginal ecosystem. Cytolytic vaginosis (CV), also known as Döderlein's cytolysis, is a condition that is not well-known among health professionals. It is characterized by the presence of abundant Lactobacillus, which results from the lysis of the vaginal epithelium. Döderlein's bacilli are part of the vaginal microbiotic barrier, inhibiting the growth of pathogenic bacteria. CV causes symptoms similar to BV, such as vaginal discharge, pain, burning, and itching, leading health professionals to confuse the diagnosis and treat it with common antibiotics, which do not improve the patient's condition. In Peru, studies estimating the incidence of bacterial or cytolytic vaginosis have not yet been developed. At the Sullana Public Health Laboratory, cytological evaluations have been conducted as part of the screening program since 2018, and studies on its performance, quality of reading, and the proportion of non-neoplastic and neoplastic findings are being developed. Therefore, it is necessary to quantify the number of findings and the proportion of potentially inaccurate results. The method proposed in this study is the hypothetical-deductive method, as it aims to either reject or accept statements presented in the form of hypotheses, with conclusions compared to the facts. The study design is non-experimental, observational, descriptive, and cross-sectional.