en Infectious Diseases Infectious Diseases Original Article Original Article <p><span style="font-size:14px"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman"><strong><em><span style="color:blue">Background:</span></em></strong><strong> </strong>Gestational diabetes is defined as glucose intolerance with variable severity which starts or is first diagnosed during pregnancy. Globally on the rise, this health condition is one of the most common complications of pregnancy. Pregnant women with diabetes are at high risk of infection because high blood sugar levels provide food for many infections, including yeast, making it easier for the yeast to grow. This study aimed to examine the relationship between vaginal infections and gestational diabetes.<br> <strong><em><span style="color:blue">Methods:</span></em></strong> This study enrolled 300 pregnant women with gestational diabetes as the patient group and 300 pregnant women without gestational diabetes as the control group. The research tool in this study was a questionnaire and performing a warm and wet slide staining test on the vaginal swab sample<span dir="RTL" lang="FA">.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"></span><br> <strong><em><span style="color:blue">Results:</span></em></strong> The mean age was <span style="background-color:lime"><span style="background-color:#ffffff">31.97</span></span><span style="background-color:#ffffff">&plusmn;6.02</span><span style="background-color:#ffffff"> </span>in the women with gestational diabetes and 30.98&plusmn; 6.80 in the women without gestational diabetes. Smoking was zero in both groups. The frequency of vaginal infection was 34 (11.3%) in the patient group and 26(8.7%) in the control group. vaginal infections showed no significant association with gestational diabetes.<br> <strong><em><span style="color:blue">Conclusion:</span></em></strong> Despite its high prevalence, vaginal infections showed no significant association with gestational diabetes. Still, the high prevalence of infection in the two groups demands more attention from the healthcare system and obstetrician-gynecologists to check the infection before and after pregnancy.</span></span><br> &nbsp;</p> Gestational diabetes, Vaginal infection, Pregnancy, Iran, 263 267 http://caspjim.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-625-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Amjad Ahmadi microbiology90@gmail.com 100319475328460052221 100319475328460052221 No Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. Noushin Abdolmaleki amjadahmadi1364@gmail.com 100319475328460052222 100319475328460052222 No Medical Laboratory, Besat Hospital, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran Daem Roshani daemroshani@gmail.com 100319475328460052223 100319475328460052223 No Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. Fariba Farhadifar sima_homa@yahoo.com 100319475328460052224 100319475328460052224 No Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran. Rashid Ramazanzadeh atrop_t51@yahoo.com 100319475328460052225 100319475328460052225 No Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran Sholeh Shahgheibi ahmadi.nader1368@gmail.com 100319475328460052226 100319475328460052226 No Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran Mozhdeh Zarei Mozh.zarei@yahoo.com 100319475328460052227 100319475328460052227 No Department of Health in Emergencies and Disasters, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Nadia Shakiba saharezaee520@gmail.com 100319475328460052228 100319475328460052228 No Department of Internal Medicine, Tohid Hospital, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran Bahram Nikkhoo rezaeeit93@gmail.com 100319475328460052229 100319475328460052229 Yes Liver and Digestive Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran