Microscopy of stained smears of vaginal secretion in the diagnosis of recurrent vulvovaginal candidosis

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 318-322

  Novikova, N ^a   Yassievich, E ^b   Mardh P A ^b  

^a BOGOMOLETS NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Ukraine)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Candida culture; Leukocyte esterase; Microscopy of stained smears; Recurrent vulvovaginal candidosis; Vaginal pH

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOTYPE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELIABILITY; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA SECRETION; VAGINA SMEAR;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; RECURRENCE; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 0036256616     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462021925135     Document Type: Article

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