Detection of the Virulence Factors of Bacteria that Cause Bacterial Vaginosis in Women

Abstract

Objectives: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a vaginal microbiota ecological imbalance that primarily affects women of reproductive age. The study's objectives were to evaluate the risk variables' associations with BV and examine the particular bacteria responsible for BV. Methods: From May to August 2023, 65 samples obtained from pregnant and non-pregnant women who were registered at the Outpatient Albatool Teaching Hospital participated in this study. In this study, the Vitek 2 compact device was utilized to diagnose BV. Results: 15 samples showed no clear growth and only 50 samples showed positive bacterial growth. These samples included 15 (30%) samples from pregnant women and 35 (70%) from non-pregnant women, who showed clinical symptoms associated with bacterial vaginosis (BV). Depending on the color of the homogeneous vaginal secretions, showed that bacterial isolation was from the yellow secretion, and it was at a rate of 19 (38 %), then it was followed by the yellow-green secretion, the percentage of isolation was It contained 18 (36 %), while the percentage of bacterial isolation from white vaginal secretions was 13 (26%). Conclusions: They were diagnosed using the Vitec device to diagnose bacterial isolates, isolated from vaginal secretions and determine their types. the results show that the 20 bacterial isolates were distributed to S. haemolyticus 20 (40%), S. aureus 8 (16%) S. epidermidis 5(10%) E. coli 8 (16 %) Klebsiella pneumonia 6(12%) Gardnerella Vaginalis 3(6%).