Validity of self-obtained vaginal specimens for diagnosis of trichomoniasis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1618-1619

  Schwebke, Jane R ^a,b,c   Morgan, Shellie C ^a   Pinson, Gloria B ^a,b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b Jefferson County Department of Health   (United States)

^c Tinsley Harrison Tower ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; GONORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0030981245     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.6.1618-1619.1997     Document Type: Article

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