Clinical diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 28-32

  Simoes, J A ^a   Discacciati, M G ^a   Brolazo, E M ^b   Portugal, P M ^b   Dini, D V ^b   Dantas, M C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Laboratory of Microbiology of the Lower Genital Tract   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Clinical diagnosis; Vaginal discharge; Vaginal pH; Vaginal smears

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS;

EID: 33745491690     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2006.04.013     Document Type: Article

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