Microbiological findings of vulvovaginitis in prepubertal girls

Objective To compare vaginal culture results between prepubertal girls with and without vulvovaginitis, and obtain an overview of the most commonly encountered microbes. Design Prospective descriptive study. Setting Outpatient clinic of Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Klinikos during September 2011–December 2012. Patients 115 prepubertal girls with vulvovaginitis symptoms and additionally 20 age-matched asymptomatic girls. Methods Each girl had a vaginal smear carried out using a sterile swab from the introitus or lower third of the vagina. All samples were referred to the microbiology laboratory where standard microbiological diagnostic procedures were performed. Results Positive microbiological findings were seen in all 115 (100%) symptomatic girls and in 12 (60%) control group girls (p