Stepwise diagnosis of trichomonas vaginalis infection in adolescent women

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-63

  Pattullo, Lucia ^a   Griffeth, Sarah ^a   Ding, Lili ^a   Mortensen, Joel ^a   Reed, Jennifer ^a   Kahn, Jessica ^a   Huppert, Jill ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; TRICHOMONIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONAS INFECTIONS; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; YOUNG ADULT;

TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 58849133852     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01656-08     Document Type: Article

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