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Biofilm Formation on Intrauterine Device and Associated Infections

    Sabah Abd Al-Kareem Al-Kattan Daniz Tarik Burhan Shafaq Tarik Burhan

Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2013, Volume 12, Issue 4, Pages 562-567

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ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND:
Intrauterine devices are highly effective methods of contraception; but considered to cause pelvic inflammatory diseases by its colonization by bacteria and /or fungi and form biofilms consisting of layers of host cells and bacteria or fungi embedded within a matrix material.
OBJECTIVE:
To screen the microbial biofilms on intrauterine devices, and its associated infection in vagina and cervix in intrauterine devices users.
METHODS:
A case series design was adopted, composed of 50 participants. High vaginal and cervical swabs were taken and intrauterine devices were removed and sent for microbiological examination.
RESULTS:
Eighty four percent of removed intrauterine devices were infected with biofilm containing different types of microorganisms and 92.8% of these infected IUDs were associated with high vaginal and cervical infection.
E.coli was found to be most common microorganism 61.5% of the infections, staphylococcus aureus 43.6%, Pseudomonas spp. 15.3%, candida albicans 10.3%, Neisseria gonorrhoea 5.1%.
CONCLUSION:
There is high frequency of microbial biofilms formation on intrauterine devices and also high percentage of associated cervico-vaginal infections in intrauterine devices users.
KEY WORDS: intra uterine devices, biofilm, microbiological examination.
Keywords:
    intra uterine devices Biofilm microbiological examination
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(2013). Biofilm Formation on Intrauterine Device and Associated Infections. Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 12(4), 562-567.
Sabah Abd Al-Kareem Al-Kattan; Daniz Tarik Burhan; Shafaq Tarik Burhan. "Biofilm Formation on Intrauterine Device and Associated Infections". Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 12, 4, 2013, 562-567.
(2013). 'Biofilm Formation on Intrauterine Device and Associated Infections', Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 12(4), pp. 562-567.
Biofilm Formation on Intrauterine Device and Associated Infections. Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2013; 12(4): 562-567.
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