In 70 gynaecological patients vaginal disinfection by povidone-iodine and
chlorhexidine solution (LEC) was investigated. The preoperative bacterial
spectrum corresponded to the specifications in literature. Only lactobacilli
were found in fewer cases than expected, an effect, which was explained by
the povidone-iodine sanitation of the vagina a day before the operation. In
cases of disturbed lactobacilli flora, facultative pathogen species were
found in high concentrations up to 1...