Oral infections and glycemic control in pregnant type 2 diabetics.

Background: The relationship between diabetes mellitus and infection is bidirectional. Diabetes favors infection, while infections make controlling diabetes much more difficult. The most frequent infections encountered in pregnant diabetics are those of the urinary tract (UTI) and cervicovaginal (CVI) area.

[Effectiveness of a clinimetric scale for diagnosing vulvovaginal candidosis].

Background: Vulvovaginal candidosis is one of the most frequent infections of the female genital system. It is believed that 75% of women in reproductive life have suffered from vulvovaginal candidosis at least once in their life.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a clinimetric scale based on clinical characteristics and factors of risk to diagnose vulvovaginal candidosis and to establish the cut points.

[Clinical and demographic profile of patients with gyneco-obstetric disease colonized by Streptococcus agalactiae].

Objective: To describe demographics and clinical features in women with vaginal colonization with Streptococcus agalactiae attended in a gyneco-obstetric hospital.

Methods: Descriptive study of 118 women with isolation of Streptococcus agalactiae in cervical swab during January 1992 to December 1998. Major patient features were obtained in retrospective revising their chart and were classified in demographic, gyneco-obstetrical and clinical characteristics.