Use of DNA hybridization test for diagnosing bacterial vaginosis in women with symptoms suggestive of infection

APMIS

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 784-787

  Gazi, Horu ^a   Degerli, Kenan ^a   Kurt, Ozgur ^a   Teker, Asli ^a   Uyar, Yildiz ^a   Caglar, Husnu ^a   Kurutepe, Semra ^a   Surucuoglu, Suheyla ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; DNA hybridization test; Gram stain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33750546689     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: 16000463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2006.apm_485.x     Document Type: Article

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