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What Causes Vaginal Infection?

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Posted on Thu, 26 Mar 2015
Question: What kind of vaginal infection causes thick, white, stringy mucus (almost like a nasal mucus consistency), with a metallic smell?
Non responsive to Flagyl, no itching or irritation.
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Answered by Dr. Aarti Abraham (47 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Get a vaginal swab and culture done.

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
It is possible that this is bacterial vaginosis.
SOmetimes it is resistant to Flagyl orally and needs local clindamycin too to treat it completely.
Again, it could be a mixed infection or a totally different infection also ( some other organism ).
There is no itching or irritation, so it is just possible that you are just having an increased normal vaginal discharge, without a component of infection in it.
You would know for sure only after having a vaginal swab and culture done.
Plus a per vaginum and per speculum exam.
Please get that done.
The swab and culture will identify the exact organism to be treated.
All the best
Please feel free to discuss further.
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What Causes Vaginal Infection?

Brief Answer: Get a vaginal swab and culture done. Detailed Answer: Hello Thanks for writing to us with your health concern. It is possible that this is bacterial vaginosis. SOmetimes it is resistant to Flagyl orally and needs local clindamycin too to treat it completely. Again, it could be a mixed infection or a totally different infection also ( some other organism ). There is no itching or irritation, so it is just possible that you are just having an increased normal vaginal discharge, without a component of infection in it. You would know for sure only after having a vaginal swab and culture done. Plus a per vaginum and per speculum exam. Please get that done. The swab and culture will identify the exact organism to be treated. All the best Please feel free to discuss further.