Evaluation of clinical methods for diagnosing bacterial vaginosis

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 551-556

  Gutman, Robert E ^a   Peipert, Jeffrey F ^a   Weitzen, Sherry ^a   Blume, Jeffrey ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE;

ADULT; AMINE DETECTION CARD; AMSEL CRITERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ODOR; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINITIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; COLORIMETRY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ODORS; PHENAZINES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISCHARGE; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 13944275970     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000145752.97999.67     Document Type: Article

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