Delayed versus immediate bedside inoculation of culture media for diagnosis of vaginal trichomonosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2369-2370

  Schwebke, Jane R ^a,b,c   Venglarik, Moira F ^a,b   Morgan, Shellie C ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b Jefferson County Department of Health   (United States)

^c 229 Tinsley Harrison Tower ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INOCULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; TRICHOMONIASIS;

EID: 0033067155     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.7.2369-2370.1999     Document Type: Article

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