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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2610-8038</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Arbitrada Interdisciplinaria de Ciencias de la Salud. Salud y Vida]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Salud y Vida]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2610-8038</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Fundación Koinonía]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-id>S2610-80382025000200149</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35381/s.v.v9i18.4663</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Vaginosis bacteriana en gestante de la sierra ecuatoriana: Reporte de caso clínico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women in the Ecuadorian highlands: Clinical case report]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mancha-Alfonso]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yohan Manuel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Romero-Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ariel José]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alfonso-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Iruma]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ambato Tungurahua]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ambato Tungurahua]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ambato Tungurahua]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>9</volume>
<numero>18</numero>
<fpage>149</fpage>
<lpage>158</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2610-80382025000200149&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2610-80382025000200149&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2610-80382025000200149&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Objetivo:  Describir un caso clínico de vaginosis bacteriana en una gestante de 36 semanas en la sierra ecuatoriana.  Presentación del caso:  Mujer de 24 años, primigesta de 36 semanas por ecografía, quien consultó por dolor hipogástrico tipo punzada de intensidad moderada y secreción vaginal blanquecina de cuatro semanas de evolución. El examen físico reveló secreción grisácea sin mal olor y cérvix posterior cerrado. Los estudios de laboratorio descartaron infección del tracto urinario. Mediante diagnóstico diferencial se estableció el diagnóstico de vaginosis bacteriana.  Manejo y evolución:  Se instauró tratamiento con clindamicina 100mg más miconazol 200mg en óvulos vaginales diarios por siete días, complementado con probióticos y analgesia. La paciente presentó evolución satisfactoria con resolución de la sintomatología.  Conclusiones:  La vaginosis bacteriana representa una entidad clínica frecuente durante el embarazo que requiere diagnóstico oportuno y tratamiento adecuado para prevenir complicaciones materno-fetales.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Objective:  To describe a clinical case of bacterial vaginosis in a 36-week pregnant woman in the Ecuadorian highlands.  Case presentation:  A 24-year-old woman, primigravida at 36 weeks according to ultrasound, consulted for moderate hypogastric pain and whitish vaginal discharge that had been present for four weeks. Physical examination revealed greyish discharge without malodour and a closed posterior cervix. Laboratory tests ruled out urinary tract infection. Differential diagnosis established the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis.  Management and evolution:  Treatment was initiated with 100mg clindamycin plus 200mg miconazole in daily vaginal ovules for seven days, supplemented with probiotics and analgesia. The patient progressed satisfactorily with resolution of symptoms.  Conclusions:  Bacterial vaginosis is a common clinical entity during pregnancy that requires timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment to prevent maternal-foetal complications.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[embarazo]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[bacterial vaginosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[vaginal infections.]]></kwd>
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