Evaluation of a new rapid diagnostic kit (FemExam) for bacterial vaginosis in patients with vaginal discharge syndrome in the Gambia

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 483-489

  West, Beryl ^a   Morison, Linda ^b   Van Der Loeff, Maarten Schim ^a   Gooding, Euphemia ^a   Awasana, Akum Aveika ^a   Demba, Edward ^a   Mayaud, Philippe ^b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL LABORATORIES   (Gambia)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROLINE IMINOPEPTIDASE;

ADULT; AMSEL CLINICAL CRITERIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAMBIA; GRAM STAINING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONEY; NUGENT SCORE; PERFORMANCE; PH; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNDROME; VAGINAL DISCHARGE; VAGINAL SMEARS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0038278403     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007435-200306000-00003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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