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Vaginal Swab Shows Heavy Growth Of Organism, Increase In Vaginal Discharge. Taking Antibiotics Necessary?

I had a high vaginal swab done recently & the results showed that there was heavy growth with the following organism identified - str. agalactiae and ent. anerogenes. I am not pregnant & I am a healthy adult. Other than what I think is a slight increase in vaginal discharge (almost negligible), I do not have any obvious symptoms of vaginal infection. Nevertheless, my obgyn had prescribed Levofloxacin 500mg for a week. I have two questions: 1. Is the antibiotics really necessary? What would the risk be if I did not start on the course of antibiotics? 2. Without antibiotics, would these organism eventually go away by itself?
Thu, 17 Jan 2013
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Hello,
Thanks for the query.
Scanty non foul smelling vaginal discharge does not require treatment.

1.Since your vaginal swab shows heavy growth of organisms, its better to take a course of antibiotics.
2.Antibiotics cannot remove all the microbs. In healthy conditions the vagina is colonized by symbiotic microorganisms.


hope this helps.
regards and take care,
Dr Nilofer
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Vaginal Swab Shows Heavy Growth Of Organism, Increase In Vaginal Discharge. Taking Antibiotics Necessary?

Hello, Thanks for the query. Scanty non foul smelling vaginal discharge does not require treatment. 1.Since your vaginal swab shows heavy growth of organisms, its better to take a course of antibiotics. 2.Antibiotics cannot remove all the microbs. In healthy conditions the vagina is colonized by symbiotic microorganisms. hope this helps. regards and take care, Dr Nilofer