Proline aminopeptidase activity as a rapid diagnostic test to confirm bacterial vaginosis

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 607-611

  Thomason, J L ^a,b   Gelbart, S M ^a,b   Wilcoski, L M ^a,b   Peterson, A K ^a,b   Jilly, B J ^a,b   Hamilton, P R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILUNCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINA SECRETION; VAGINITIS;

AMINOPEPTIDASES; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0023935421     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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