How is the high vaginal swab used to investigate vaginal discharge in primary care and how do GPs' expectations of the test match the tests performed by their microbiology services?

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 204-206

  Noble, H ^b   Estcourt, C ^a,b   Ison, C ^c   Goold, P ^b   Tite, L ^b   Carter, Y H ^b  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPIRICISM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; VAGINAL DISCHARGE; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 2942519196     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2003.007781     Document Type: Article

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