Diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-121

  Coppolillo, Enrique Fernando ^a   Perazzi, Beatriz E ^b   Famiglietti, Angela M R ^b   Cora Eliseht, Martha G ^a   Vay, Carlos A ^b   Barata, Avelino D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS JOSÉ DE SAN MARTÍN   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Diagnosis; During pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AMINE; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROSCOPY; NUGENT METHOD; PASTEURELLA; PH; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE TEST; PREGNANCY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINA SECRETION; VAGINITIS;

EID: 0037395406     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00128360-200304000-00008     Document Type: Article

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