Symptomatic candidiasis: Using self sampled vaginal smears to establish the presence of Candida, lactobacilli, and Gardnerella vaginalis

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 635-639

  Engberts, Marian K ^a,b,c   Boon, M E ^a   Van Haaften, M ^b,c   Heintz, A P M ^c  

^a LEIDEN CYTOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Candida; Gardnerella; Lactobacillus flora; Self sampling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA SMEAR;

ADULT; AGED; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PRURITUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VAGINA; VAGINAL DISCHARGE; VAGINAL SMEARS;

EID: 34948871586     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20708     Document Type: Article

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