Cytology in the differential diagnosis of vaginitis

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 485-489

  Dennerstein, Graeme J ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINITIS; VULVA PRURITUS;

EID: 63249098187     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-008-0079-7     Document Type: Review

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