Reliability of self-collected versus provider-collected vaginal swabs for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 510-513

  Kashyap, Bineeta ^a   Singh, Ruchira ^a   Bhalla, Preena ^a   Arora, Raksha ^a   Aggarwal, Abha ^b  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Gram stain; Provider collected; Self collected

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; KAPPA STATISTICS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MORPHOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVIDER COLLECTED VAGINAL SWAB; RELIABILITY; SELF COLLECTED VAGINAL SWAB; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; TRICHOMONIASIS; VAGINITIS; VALIDITY;

FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; VAGINA; VAGINAL SMEARS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 49449102783     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2007.007235     Document Type: Article

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