Wet smear compared with gram stain diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis in asymptomatic pregnant women

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 504-506

  Mastrobattista, Joan M ^a   Bishop, Karen D ^a   Newton, Edward R ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics   (United States)

^b Gynecol Repro Sci E C ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; POPULATION RISK; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; VAGINITIS;

ADULT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; STAINING AND LABELING; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0033833215     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(00)00994-7     Document Type: Article

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