Evaluation of semen detection in vaginal secretions: Comparison of four methods

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 274-281

  Culhane, Jennifer Flatow ^a   Nyirjesy, Paul ^a   McCollum, Kelly ^a   Casabellata, Giorgia ^b   Di Santolo, Manuela ^b   Cauci, Sabina ^b,c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Pregnant women; Prostatespecific antigen; Spermatozoa; Vaginal cytokines; Vaginal immune markers

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SPERMATOZOON; VAGINA SECRETION; VAGINA SMEAR;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ADULT; BODY FLUIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEMEN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA;

EID: 50149088409     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2008.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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