A retrospective analysis of isolates from patients with vaginitis in a private Greek obstetric/gynecological hospital (2003-2006)

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Iavazzo, Christos ^a   Vogiatzi, Christine ^b   Falagas, Matthew E ^a,c  

^a ALFA INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AIBS   (Greece)

^b Lito Maternity Hospital   (Greece)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Culture; Gardnerella vaginalis; Trichomonas vaginalis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GREECE; GYNECOLOGIC CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC CARE; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; GREECE; GYNECOLOGY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINITIS;

EID: 42049097255     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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