Association between trichomoniasis and bacterial vaginosis: Examination of 600 cervicovaginal smears

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 96-98

  Demirezen, S ^a   Korkmaz, E ^a   Beksac M S ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Cervicovaginal smears; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS; TURKEY; VAGINAL SMEARS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 20444446731     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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