Validity of the Papanicolaou smear in the diagnosis of Candida spp., Trichomonas vaginalis, and bacterial vaginosis

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 223-225

  Tocalli, Claudia ^a   Ozan, Monica ^a   Schindler, Luis ^a   De Riutort, Susana V ^a   Pigini, Teresa ^a   Audisio, Teresita ^a   Bertolotto, Patricia ^b  

^a Study Group of the Lower Genital Tract Pathologies Foundation   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Microbiological study of the vagina; Pap smear; Vaginal microorganisms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXUDATE; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MICROSCOPY; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARDIZATION; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINITIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035697130     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0976.2001.54007.x     Document Type: Article

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1. Evaluation of affirm VP Microbial Identification Test for Gardnerella vaginalis and Trichomonas vaginalis
2. Reliability of diagnosing bacterial vaginosis is improved by a standard method of gram stain interpretation
3. Correlation between cervical cytologic results and gram stain as diagnostic tests for bacterial vaginosis
4. Detection of bacterial vaginosis in Papanicolaou smears
5. Trichomonas vaginalis: Reevaluation of its clinical presentation and laboratory diagnosis