At a routine examination at a gynecologist, a woman gives a smear, and often laboratory technicians find in him a microorganism such as staphylococcus. What does this analysis result mean?
Ways of getting staphylococcus in the vagina
Consider where the staphylococcal infection comes from.
- Staphylococci live around us, on the skin, in the intestinal tract. Therefore, when washing, for example, with water, staphylococcus can move to the vagina on the mucous membranes and begin to develop in favorable conditions for it.
- Also, staphylococcus can be entered during medical manipulations.
- During sexual relations.
Staphylococcus aureus in the vagina
Especially common and dangerous can be Staphylococcus aureus . Getting into the vagina, Staphylococcus aureus can not manifest itself. Appearing it on the genitals can cause vulvovaginitis with painful sensations and burning in the vagina, as well as the appearance of abnormal discharge. Especially neglected forms of staphylococcus is the appearance of yellow, orange scales on the skin, which means that the disease even breaks out.
All this can provoke a disease of the urinary system. Once on the urethra, staphylococcus causes burning sensation when urinating. Vaginal staphylococcus can cause frequent recurrent thrush caused by dysbacteriosis. And itching on the labia makes the process of transferring the disease even more difficult. Vaginal golden staphylococcus can begin its development if there has been a violation of vaginal acidity.
Treatment of vaginal staphylococcus aureus
If a vaginal staphilococcus is suspected, an analysis is performed for bacterial culture, if the diagnosis is confirmed, then the treatment should be prescribed by an infectious disease doctor. Often used in the treatment of autovaccine, autohemotherapy and toxoids. Local treatment of vaginal staphylococcus is also carried out using tampons with bacteriophages.
At the same time should increase immunity. Probiotics are prescribed to restore the normal microflora of the vagina. The main thing is to not abuse antibiotics in treatment, as staphylococcus quickly adapts to them, and in the future it can cause great difficulties with treatment. Treatment should be chosen extremely scrupulously.
Here is one of the more effective prescriptions for treatment: Amoxiclav 3 times a day (for 10 days), here Linex Bio and suppositories Gexikon .
As for vaginal suppositories from staphylococcus, it is better to use candles containing bifidobacteria (you can make them yourself by taking a tampon and dipping into diluted bacteria). Antibiotic candles are Clindacin, which cope well with the infection, but only a doctor should prescribe them.