Inflammation on the Cervical Papanicolaou Smear: Evidence for Infection in Asymptomatic Women?

Table 1

Culture results in study groups. Figures are numbers (percentages).

Culture results	Inflammation (𝑛=622)	No inflammation (𝑛=495)	P value
Negative cultures	251 (40.4)	332 (67.1)	<0.001
Positive cultures	371 (59.6)	163 (32.9)	<0.001
Bacterial vaginosis	274	136	<0.02
Candida spp.	43	12	NS
C. trachomatis	3	0	NS
T. vaginalis	2	0	NS
Aerobic vaginitis	49	15	NS