[Cytological and bacteriological study of the vagina in newborn in a hospital environment (author's transl)].

An attempt has been made to ascertain the percentage of bacteriological transmission in the vaginal cavity, in a series of 98 studied cases between mother and daughter. All these findings have been correlated with the hormone quantities shown in smear tests. As a result of the work carried out it has been proved that transmission does not necessary take place, from the bacteriological point of view, in spite of the fact that E. coli is the bacteria most frequently found in cultures of smears from the vagina of both mothers and their newborn daughters. Similarly it was confirmed that differences between indices and percentages of cells from the vaginal epithelium of mothers and daughters is significant and are influenced by the presence of germs, among other factors.