Predictive value of the clinical diagnosis of lower genital tract infection in women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1004-1008

  Landers, Daniel V ^a,b   Wiesenfeld, Harold C ^a   Heine, R Phillip ^a   Krohn, Marijane A ^a   Hillier, Sharon L ^a   Gibbs, Ronald ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Lower genital tract infection; Trichomoniasis; Vaginalis; Yeast vaginitis

Indexed keywords

AMINE;

ADULT; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GONORRHEA; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS; YEAST;

EID: 2342445743     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.02.015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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