Rapid testing for vaginal yeast detection: a prospective study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 309.e1-309.e4

  Chatwani, Ashwin J ^a   Mehta, Rima ^b   Hassan, Sarmina ^a   Rahimi, Salma ^a   Jeronis, Stacey ^a   Dandolu, Vani ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

rapid test; rapid yeast test; vulvovaginal candidiasis; yeast

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA MYCOSIS; VAGINA SMEAR;

EID: 33947693730     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.11.025     Document Type: Article

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