Performance of a rapid yeast test in detecting Candida spp. in the vagina

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-55

  Dan, Michael ^a,b   Leshem, Yael ^c   Yeshaya, Arie ^d  

^a WOLFSON MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Savyon Diagnostics Ltd   (Israel)

^d Danielly Medical Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Candida spp.; Rapid yeast test; Sensitivity and specificity; Vulvovaginal candidiasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VAGINA CANDIDIASIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ADULT; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS, VULVOVAGINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOLOGY; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; VAGINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951498464     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.12.010     Document Type: Article

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