Vaginitis in a gynecologic practice in Israel: Causes and risk factors

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 629-632

  Dan, Michael ^a   Kaneti, Nurit ^a   Levin, Daniel ^a   Poch, Francesca ^a   Samra, Zmira ^b  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; PATIENT TREATMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; YEAST;

RISK FACTORS;

GYNECOLOGY;

AMINE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CANDIDA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRAM STAINING; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS; YEAST;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; CAUSALITY; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GONORRHEA; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINITIS; VAGINA; VAGINITIS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0141459246     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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