Diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis from self-obtained vaginal swabs

Infectious Disease in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-35

  Strauss, Robert A ^a,d   Eucker, Barbara ^a   Savitz, David A ^b,c   Thorp Jr , John M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Self obtained diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF HELP; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA FLORA; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GENTIAN VIOLET; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHENAZINES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VAGINAL SMEARS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 18744372460     PISSN: 10647449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10647440400025611     Document Type: Article

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