Use of pH/whiff test or QuickVue Advanced® pH and Amines test for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis and prevention of postabortion pelvic inflammatory disease

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 837-843

  Charonis, Georgios ^a   Larsson, P G ^a,b  

^a Kärnsjukhuset ^*  (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Diagnosis; PID; QuickVue pH and amines test; Therapeutic abortion

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

AMINES TEST; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LACTOBACILLUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PH; POSTABORTION PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERAPEUTIC ABORTION; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINITIS; WHIFF TEST;

ABORTION, INDUCED; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINAL SMEARS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33745585812     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340600589776     Document Type: Article

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