Diagnosis and clinical manifestations of bacterial vaginosis

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 158, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 819-828

  Eschenbach, David A ^a   Hillier, Sharon ^a   Critchlow, Cathy ^a   Stevens, Claire ^a   DeRouen, Timothy ^a   Holmes, King K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Gram stain; pelvic inflammatory disease; vaginal discharge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EXUDATE; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LACTOBACILLUS; MICROBIOLOGY; ODOR; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PH; RISK FACTOR; VAGINA; VAGINA DISEASE; GRAM STAINING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA PH; VAGINITIS;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOBACILLUS; ODORS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; RISK FACTORS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0023818487     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(88)90078-6     Document Type: Article

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