Interobserver variation in the interpretation of nugent scoring method for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 88-91

  Mohanty, Srujana ^a   Sood, Seema ^a   Kapil, Arti ^a   Mittal, Suneeta ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Gram stain; Interobserver variation; Nugent scoring method

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL PRURITUS; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUGENT SCORING SYSTEM; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA SMEAR; VAGINAL BURNING SENSATION; VAGINITIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 76149101974     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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