Archives of Infectious Diseases & Therapy(AIDT)

Fourth Year Resident in Pediatric Surgery, Cuba

Publications

• Research Article   
  Characterization of Vaginal Infection in Pregnant Women. "Jose Antonio Cespedes Argote" Polyclinic, 2020-2022
  Author(s): Elisa Puentes Rizo, Alejandro Aguilar Puentes, Ruben Alfredo Aguilar Puentes, Mariam Machado Tejera and Pedro Rolando Lopez Rodriguez*
  
  Introduction: Vaginal infection is a worldwide disease that has become a health problem due to its increasing incidence. It’s one of the most common medical complications associated with pregnancy. Objective: To characterizes vaginal infection in pregnant women. Methods: Between January 2020 and December 2022, an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in 195 pregnant women. Results: We found 116 pregnant women (59.5%) with vaginal infection. The mean age of the group was 23.6 ± 7.05 years, and black skin color represented 45.6%. 100% of those with only completed primary education had vaginal infection, as well as 67.8% of those who were not married, and 61.2% of those who were single. 67.6% had the infection at 12 weeks of pregnancy or less. Prenatal .. Read More»
  

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