Use of the VS-sense swab in dagnosing vulvovaginitis

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1467-1470

  Sobel, Jack D ^a   Nyirjesy, Paul ^b   Kessary, Hadar ^c   Ferris, Daron G ^d  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Common Sense Ltd ^*  (Israel)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRICHOMONAS; VULVOVAGINITIS;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA; VAGINAL SMEARS; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL; VULVOVAGINITIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349207393     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2008.1305     Document Type: Article

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