Letter to the editor regarding "Laboratory detection of bacterial pathogens and clinical and laboratory response of syndromic management in patients with cervical discharge: A retrospective study".

Shah, Shikha; Kumar, Bhushan; Narang, Tarun

This letter to the editor responds to a study on the laboratory detection of bacterial pathogens and the clinical and laboratory response of syndromic management in patients with cervical discharge. The authors express concerns about the study's methodology and results, particularly regarding the identification of ureaplasma as the cause of cervicitis based solely on isolation. They argue that ureaplasma may be a commensal organism rather than a pathogen, and that its presence does not necessarily indicate infection. The authors also highlight the lack of a control group and suggest that further research is needed to better understand the role of ureaplasma in cervicitis.

VAGINAL discharge; HOSPITAL admission & discharge; PATHOLOGICAL laboratories; PATHOGENIC microorganisms; RETROSPECTIVE studies; PELVIC inflammatory disease

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, 2024, Vol 90, Issue 2, p1

0378-6323

Academic Journal

10.25259/IJDVL_913_2023