Bacterial Colony Counts During Vaginal Surgery

Affiliations

Patrick Culligan: Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, 315 East Broadway M-18, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Michael Heit: Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, 315 East Broadway M-18, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Linda Blackwell: Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, 315 East Broadway M-18, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Miles Murphy: Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, 315 East Broadway M-18, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
Carol A. Graham: Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, 315 East Broadway M-18, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
James Snyder: Division of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology, University of Louisville Health Sciences Center, Louisville, KY, USA

Abstract

Objective: To describe the bacterial types and colony counts present before and during vaginal surgery.

ISSN: 1064-7449 (Print); 1098-0997 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/idog/