Prevalence of pathogens of abnormal vaginal discharges in a Nigerian tertiary hospital

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 483-485

  Nwadioha, Samue ^a   Egesie, Julie O ^b   Emejuo, Henry ^c   Iheanacho, Elizabeth ^a  

^a BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

^c AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Culture; Genital swabs; Microscopy; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; FEMALE; GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

EID: 77953985303     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(10)60116-2     Document Type: Article

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