[Vaginal infections in a Family Health Clinic in the Metropolitan Region, Chile].

Background: Vaginal infections are a frequent cause for consultation, but their prevalence and etiology vary in different populations.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and etiologies of vaginal infection in women attending a family health center in the Metropolitan Region of Chile.

Methods: The microbiological diagnosis was made by wet mount and Gram stain.

[Nugent and Spiegel criteria for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis. Analysis of discordant specimens by the Ison and Hay method].

Background: Vaginal infection is the commonest cause of genital symptoms and has obstetric and gynecological implications.

Aim: To compare the Nugent and Spiegel methods for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and to analyze discordant specimens using Ison and Hay (Ison/Hay) criteria.

Material And Methods: After discarding cases with Candidiasis, deficient specimens or those lacking bacteria, a total of 348 Gram-stained smears vaginal specimens received for the diagnosis of BV, were analyzed.